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LESSONS FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES—H

Lesson 1, for July 6, 1957

Paul's First Missionary Journey; Cyprus and Pisidia

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts

13:1-50.

MEMORY VERSE:

"The Gentiles shall come

of thy rising." Isa. 60:3.

STUDY HELPS:

E. G. White, "The Acts of

Help in "Review and Herald" of June

Commentary," Acts, chapter 13.

to thy light, and kings to the brightness

the Apostles," pages 160-176; Lesson

20; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible

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PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To observe how

Holy Spirit, carried on a systematic

among heathen people.

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the apostles, under the guidance of the

and successful evangelistic campaign

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Saul and Barnabas Selected

The prophets and teachers of

Antioch. Acts 13:1..

Instruction from the Holy Spirit.

Acts 13

The missionaries appointed. Acts

13:3, 4, firsb part, 5, last part.

II. The Gospel to Cyprus

The arrival on Cyprus. Acts 13:4,

last part, 5, first part.

In the Jewish synagogue. Acts 13:5.

The gospel to the governor. Acts

13:7.

III. Resistance and Acceptance

Serious opposition by a sorcerer.

Acts 13:6,

8-11.

The governor converted. Acts 13:12

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Saul of Tarsus becomes Paul the

apostle. Acts 13:9.

IV. Evangelism in Antioch of Pisidia

10.

The defection of John Mark.

Acts 13:13.

11.

The first Sabbath in Antioch.

Acts 13:14, 16, 42.

12.

Christ the center of the gospel.

Acts 13:22, 23, 27-37.

13.

Blessing to those who believed.

Acts 13:38, 39.

V. A Church Established

14.

The second Sabbath in Antioch.

Acts 13:42, 44.

15.

Opposition to the gospel. Acts

13:45-50.

16.

The gospel to the Gentiles. Acts

13:46.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

Devout prophets and teach-

ers in Antioch were directed by the Holy

Spirit to ordain Saul and Barnabas to go

forth as missionaries to the Gentiles. Their

first point of call was the island of Cyprus,

where God gave them victory over satanic

opposition, and the governor of the island

as a convert. From there they went to the

mainland, evangelizing both Jews and Gen-

tiles in Antioch of Pisidia, and going on to

cities in the province of Lycaonia. Churches

were organized and church officers elected.

Places:

Antioch in Syria; Seleucia its

seaport; Salamis and Paphos in Cyprus;

Perga in Pamphyllia ; Antioch in Pisidia.

Persons:

Saul, Barnabas, Simeon, Niger,

Lucius, and Manaen, prophets and teach-

ers of Antioch; John Mark, Barnabas's

nephew; Elymas, the Cypriote sorcerer; the

governor of Cyprus, Sergius Paulus; Jews in

the synagogue; Gentiles of the cities.

Interesting Terms:

"Deputy." The orig-

inal word should be translated "Procon-

sul," the title of the governor of a province,

serving under the political control of the

Roman senate, rather than under the em-

peror.

"Minister." John Mark as a "minister"

was the servant or attendant of the mission-

aries.

Saul and Barnabas Selected

Who were the leading gospel

workers in the church of Antioch in

Syria? Acts 13:1.

NoTE.—The men named were "prophets"

and "teachers." Prophecy and teaching

were gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8, 10;

Eph. 4:11), and these men were "spiritual"

men (Gal. 6:1), men possessed of spiritual

gifts for the upbuilding of the church.

What instruction did the Holy

Spirit give? Acts 13:2.

By what ceremony and for what

work were Saul and Barnabas set

aside? Who else was in the mission-

ary party? Acts 13:3, 4, first part, 5,

last part. Compare Acts 12:25.

NOTE.—"Both Paul and Barnabas had

been laboring as ministers of Christ, and

God had abundantly blessed their efforts;

but neither of them had previously been

formally ordained to the gospel ministry by

prayer and the laying on of hands. They

were now authorized by the church, not

only to teach the truth, but to baptize, and

to organize churches, being invested with

full ecclesiastical authority. . . .

"The ceremony of the laying on of hands

added no new grace or virtual qualification.

It was merely setting the seal of the church

upon the work of God—an acknowledged

form of designation to an appointed office.

"This form was a significant one to the

Jews. When a Jewish father blessed his

children, he laid his hands reverently upon

their heads. When an animal was devoted

to sacrifice, the hand of the one invested

with priestly authority was laid upon the

head of the victim. Therefore, when the

ministers of Antioch laid their hands upon

the apostles, they, by that action, asked

God to bestow His blessing upon them, in

EVERY CHURCH MEMBER IS AN "APOSTLE,"

"ONE

SEINT"ON AMISSION

FOR GOD.

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their devotion to the specific work which

God had chosen them to do."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

pages

42-44.

The word "apostle" comes from a Greek

word meaning "sent." Our word "mission-

ary" comes from a Latin word having the

same meaning. The words meant originally

the same thing, and Saul and Barnabas

now became "apostles" in the strict mean-

ing of the word, men "sent," or "mission-

aries."

The Gospel to Cyprus

Where did the newly ordained

missionaries first go, and why? Acts

13:4, last part, 5, first part.

NOTE.—Barnabas was from Cyprus. Acts

4:36. The island was not far from the

missionaries' point of sailing. Copper mines

held a busy working population on the is-

land, including many Jews. The paganism

was of a morally degrading character.

To whom did Saul and Barnabas

first preach? Acts 13:5.

NoTE.—It was the invariable practice of

the apostle to the Gentiles to preach to the

Jews, usually as part of his endeavors in a

new place. See also Acts 17:1, 2; 18:1, 4;

19:1, 8.

At Paphos who was especially

eager to hear the gospel? Acts 13:7.

Resistance and Acceptance

What particular resistance to

the gospel was met at Paphos? Acts

13:6, 8-11.

What blessing came to Sergius

Paulus? Acts 13:12.

What change of name came to

Saul about this time? Acts 13:9.

NoTE.—The name Saul meant "asked"

(Hebrew), and Paul meant "little" (Latin).

Various theories have been put forward to

explain the change of name: (1) That

"Paul" was a "nickname" from his early

youth; (2) that it was conferred upon him

by the Roman governor of Cyprus, Sergius

Paulus, Paul's first influential convert; (3)

that since he was starting on a preaching

tour in distant lands among the Gentiles,

he adopted a Roman name. The last seems

the most reasonable explanation.

Evangelism in Antioch of Pisidia

10.

What occurred at Perga? Acts

13:13.

NOTE.—"It was here that Mark, over-

whelmed with fear and discouragement,

wavered for a time in his purpose to give

himself wholeheartedly to the Lord's work.

Unused to hardships, he was disheartened

by the perils and privations of the way.

He had labored with success under favor-

able circumstances; but now, amidst the

opposition and perils that so often beset the

pioneer worker, he failed to endure hardness

as a good soldier of the cross. He had yet

to learn to face danger and persecution and

adversity with a brave heart. As the apos-

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ties advanced, and still greater difficulties

were apprehended, Mark was intimidated,

and losing all courage, refused to go far-

ther, and returned to Jerusalem."—E. G.

White,

Acts of the Apostles,

pages 169, 170.

11.

Where in Antioch did the mis-

sionaries start preaching? To whom?

Acts 13:14, 16, 42.

NOTE.—In the synagogue were "men of

Israel," that is, Jews, and "ye that fear

God." The "God fearers" were evidently

proselytes to Judaism from paganism, who

had received circumcision and been ad-

mitted to synagogue worship. They were

thus farther advanced into the Jewish faith

than the "devout" ones.

Antioch was an important city in Pisidia

and was called the "little Damascus." The

populace was cosmopolitan and included,

besides natives, Greeks, Romans, and a

large Jewish segment.

12.

Concerning whom did Paul

preach? Acts 13:22, 23, 27-37. Com-

pare Acts 8:35.

Nom.—Christ was always the center of

Paul's preaching, and also of his writing.

There is scarcely one whole sentence in

Paul's recorded sermons, or in the admoni-

tions of his epistles, which does not contain

a loving and instructive reference to Jesus.

Paul's life and work was Christ-centered,

as ours should be.

"Before his conversion, Paul was a bitter

persecutor of the followers of Christ. But

at the gate of Damascus a voice spoke to

him, light from heaven shone into his soul,

and in the revelation that there came to

him, of the Crucified One, he beheld that

which changed the whole current of his life.

Henceforth love for the Lord of glory,

whom he had so relentlessly persecuted in

the person of His saints, came before all

else. To him had been given the ministry

of making known 'the mystery' which had

been 'kept secret since the world began.'

`He is a chosen vessel unto Me,' declared

the Angel who appeared to Ananias, 'to

bear My name before the Gentiles, and

kings, and the children of Israel.'

"And throughout his long term of serv-

ice, Paul never faltered in his allegiance to

his Saviour."—E. G. White,

Gospel Work-

ers,

page .58.

13.

What blessing did Paul say the

Lord would bring to those who be-

lieved in Him? Acts 13:38, 39. Com-

pare Acts 2:38 and 3:19.

A Church Established

14.

When did Paul again preach in

the synagogue, and to whom? Acts

13:44.

15.

What bitter opposition arose

against the apostle? Acts 13:45-50.

16.

When the Jews rejected the

gospel message, to whom did Paul

turn? Acts 13:46.

Lesson 2, for July 13, 1957

The Apostles in Conflict With Heathenism

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 13:51 to

14:28.

MEMORY. VERSE:

"Nevertheless He left not Himself without witness, in that He did

good,: and gave .us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts

with fond' arid gladness!! Acts 14:17.

STUDY HELPS: E. G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 177-187; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of June 27; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Com-

mentary," Acts, chapter 14.

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PURPOSE OF THE LESSON: To learn how the Holy Spirit succeeded in converting

opposing Jews and unregenerate heathen through the instrumentality of

courageous and determined men.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Success in Iconium

The apostles move to Iconium.

Acts 13:51.

The believers filled with the Holy

Spirit. Acts 13:52.

The gospel to Jews and Gentiles.

Acts 14:1-3.

The opposition of persecutors.

Acts 14:4, 5.

II. Dangers in Lystra

A miracle of healing. Acts 14:8-10;

16:1, 2 ; 2 Tim. 3:10, 11.

An attempt to worship the mission-

aries. Acts 14:11-13.

Paul resists honors. Acts 14:14, 15,

first part.

The true God identified. Acts

14:15-18.

Would-be worshipers become

enemies. Acts 14:19.

10.

Paul goes to Derbe.

Acts 14:20.

III. Organizing New Churches

11.

The converts confirmed. Acts

14:21, 22.

12.

Elders elected. Acts 14:23.

13.

The return to Antioch in Syria.

Acts 14:26,'27.

14.

God's grace to the Gentiles.

Acts 14:27, last part.

THE LESSON

Persons:

Paul and Barnabas; the Jews;

a lame man; heathen priests; Timothy of

Lystra; Gaius of Derbe; many Gentile be-

lievers; church elders.

Interesting Terms:

"Rent their clothes."

A Jewish gesture, in which the outer gar-

ment was ripped through the lower hem, in

vigorous disapproval of something occur-

ring; usually, as here, an act of irreverence.

It was unlawful for the high priest to rend

his robe. See Matthew 26:65.

"Ordained . . . elders." The word "el-

der" comes from two Greek words: (1)

episkopos,

meaning "overseer," whence

come the English words "episcopacy" and

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The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

When Paul and Barnabas

left Antioch in Pisidia they entered a more

remote and less cultured area. There were

communities of Jews in Iconium and Lystra

which furnished both converts to, and bitter

opponents of, the gospel. Many of the

heathen were converted. It is undoubtedly

to dangers in this region to which Paul re-

ferred in 2 Corinthians 11:26.

Places:

The cities of Iconium, Lystra,

and Derbe in the province of Lycaonia, in

the south-central part of modern Turkey.

Iconium is now called Konya.

LIKE PAUL AND

BARNABAS, WE MAY

BE CALLED TO DEFEND

OUR FAITH IN CHRIST.

"bishop;" and (2)

presbuteros,

whence

come the English words "presbyter" (elder)

and Presbyterian. The two words describe

the same office, as in Acts 20:17, 28 and

Titus 1:5-7. In the early Christian church

there were no bishops in the modern sense

of that term.

Success in Iconium

To what place did Paul and

Barnabas next go? Acts 13:51.

NoTE.—Shaking off the dust from the

sandals was a mark of supreme repudiation

for the Jew. Jesus had given instructions

that "when they persecute you in this city,

flee ye into another." Matt. 10:23.

What was the spiritual condi-

tion of the believers? Acts 13:52.

What two classes listened to the

apostles' preaching? What striking

signs attended the gospel work? Acts

14:1-3.

NOTE.—"The apostles, however, were not

easily turned from their work, for many

were daily embracing the doctrine of Christ.

They went on faithfully in the face of op-

position, envy, and prejudice. Miracles

were daily wrought by the disciples through

the power of God; and all whose minds

were open to evidence were affected by the

convincing power of these things.

"This increasing popularity of the doc-

trine of Christ stirred the unbelieving Jews

to fresh opposition. . . . They went to the

authorities, and represented their work in

the most false and exaggerated light, lead-

ing the officers to fear that the entire city

was in danger of being incited to insurrec-

tion. They stated that great numbers were

attaching themselves to the apostles, and

suggested that it was for secret and danger-

ous designs.

"In consequence of these charges, the

disciples were repeatedly brought before the

authorities; but in every case they so ably

defended themselves before the people, that,

although the magistrates were prejudiced

against them by the false statements they

had heard, they dared not condemn them.

They could but acknowledge that the teach-

ings of the apostles were calculated to make

men virtuous, law-abiding citizens."—E. G.

White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

pages 52, 53.

What sort of opposition de-

veloped? From what threat did the

apostles flee? Acts 14:4, 5.

NOTE.—"The rage of the Jews was

worked up to such a pitch on this account

that they determined to compass their ends

in some manner. They stirred up the worst

passions of the ignorant, noisy mob, creat-

ing a tumult which they attributed to the

efforts of the apostles. They then prepared

to make a false charge of telling force, and

to gain the help of the magistrates in carry-

ing out their purpose. They determined

that the apostles should have no oppor-

tunity to vindicate themselves; but that

mob power should interfere, and put a stop

to their labors by stoning them to death.

"Friends of the apostles, although unbe-

lievers, warned them of the designs of the

malicious Jews, and urged them not to ex-

pose themselves uselessly to their fury, but

to escape for their lives. They accordingly

departed from Iconium in secret, and left

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the faithful and opposing parties to battle

for themselves, trusting God to give victory

to the doctrine of Christ."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

page 54.

Dangers in Lystra

What miracle took place in

Lystra? Who was a noteworthy con-

vert gained in that city? Acts 14:8-10;

16:1, 2; 2 Tim. 3:10, 11.

With whom did the people

identify Paul and Barnabas, and with

what consequence? Acts 14:11-13.

NoTE.—"These Lycaonians . exclaimed

that the gods had again visited them in the

likeness of men,—that Jupiter and Mercury

were again in Lycaonia,—that the persua-

sive speaker was Mercury and his com-

panion Jupiter. They identified Paul with

Mercury, because his eloquence corre-

sponded with one of that divinity's attri-

butes. Paul was the 'chief speaker,' and

Mercury was the god of eloquence. And if

it be asked why they identified Barnabas

with Jupiter, it is evidently a sufficient an-

swer to say that these two divinities were

always represented as companions in their

terrestrial expeditions."—W. J. Conybeare

and J. S. Howson,

The Life and Epistles of

St. Paul,

page 192.

How did Paul disclaim proffered

honors? Acts 14:14, 15, first part.

In what terms did Paul identify

the one true God? Acts

14:15-18.

NoTE.—Paul presented the God of heaven

as a God who is the ruler of all nature, and

who supplies men's needs through nature's

operations, personally supplying each of His

creatures, whether or not they are serving

Him. Compare Matt. 5:45.

Into what contrary course did

enemy Jews from other cities lead the

people? Acts 14:19.

10.

To what city did Paul and Bar-

nabas next go? Acts 14:20.

Organizing New Churches

11.

As the apostles traveled back

the way they had come, how was the

faith of the believers strengthened?

Acts 14:21, 22.

NOTE.—"This is one great typical lesson

taught us here by St. Paul's return journey

through Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of

Pisidia. Preaching and evangelistic work are

important; but pastoral work and Church

consolidation and Church order are equally

important, if any permanent fruits are to be

garnered and preserved."—G. T. Stokes,

The Acts of the Apostles,

vol. 2, in

The Ex-

positor's Bible

series, page 217.

12.

What was done to establish the

work already begun? Acts 14:23.

NOTE.—"Churches were duly organized

in the places before mentioned, elders ap-

pointed in each church, and the proper or-

der and system established there."—E. G.

White,

The Spirit of Prophecy, vol.

3, p.

368.

13.

How did the apostles testify in

Antioch concerning the work of the

Lord? Acts 14:26, 27.

14.

To what class especially had

God extended His grace? Acts 14:27,

last part.

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Lesson 3, for July 20, 1957

The Council of Jerusalem Brings Harmony

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 15:1-31.

MEMORY VERSE:

"But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ

we shall be saved, even as they." Acts 15:11.

STUDY HELPS:

E. G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 188-200; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of July 4; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commen-

tary," Acts, chapter 15.

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PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To see how the church, through the deliberations of a

council of its delegates, and through the influence of the Holy Spirit, could set-

tle a serious point of difference: as to what elements of the Mosaic ritual

should be required of those converted to Jesus Christ from heathenism.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Controversy Over Observances

The erroneous teaching of some

Jewish Christians. Acts 15:1.

The plea for the Gentiles. Acts 15:2.

A good report to the churches en

route. Acts 15:3.

II. A Church Council Convened

Paul's testimony of the work of

God. Acts 15:4, 6; Gal. 2:2.

James, the council president. Acts

15:13.

III. The Elements of the Controversy

6. Insistence on ritual. Acts 15:5.

Peter's position. Acts 15:7, 8.

The purification of the Gentiles.

Acts 15:9.

Freedom for the Gentiles. Acts

15:10.

10.

Salvation by grace. Acts 15:11.

IV. Minimum Requirements Defined

11.

Gentile Christian not obligated

by Hebrew ritual. Acts 15:24,

20, 29.

12.

The Holy Spirit's instructions.

Acts 15:28.

13.

The decision sent to the churches.

Acts 15:22, 23, 27.

14.

Rejoicing among the Gentile

converts. Acts 15:31.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

introduction:

Many converted Pharisees,

often called Judaizers, wanted the con-

verted heathen to observe certain rules con-

cerning circumcision and other rituals of

the Mosaic law, as necessary to salvation.

Paul and Barnabas considered that the Gen-

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tiles, saved by the grace of Christ, should

not be thus burdened. James, the presiding

officer of the council, and Simon Peter

stood with the missionaries and gained vic-

tory on the side of freedom in Christ, al-

though Peter later wavered. Gal. 2:11-21.

Places:

Cities in Phoenicia and Samaria

where there were churches; Jerusalem ; An-

tioch in Syria.

Persons:

Saul; Barnabas; Simon Peter;

James the brother of Jesus, and president

of the council of Jerusalem; church elders;

the believers; Judas Barsabas; Silas.

Controversy Over Observances

What did certain Jewish Chris-

tians from Judea teach? Acts 15:1.

NorE.—"Certain Jews from Judea raised

a general consternation among the believ-

ing Gentiles by agitating the question of

circumcision. They asserted with great as-

surance, that none could be saved without

being circumcised and keeping the entire

ceremonial law.

"This was an important question, and

one which affected the church in a very

great degree. Paul and Barnabas met it

with promptness, and opposed introducing

the subject to the Gentiles. They were op-

posed in this by the believing Jews of Anti-

och, who favored the position of those

from Judea. The matter resulted in much

discussion and want of harmony in the

church, until finally the church at Antioch,

apprehending that a division among them

would occur from any further discussion

of the question, decided to send Paul and

Barnabas, together with some responsible

men of Antioch, to Jerusalem, to lay the

matter before the apostles and elders."—

E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of

Paul,

page 63.

In the controversy over the cere-

monial law what relief did the apos-

tles seek? Acts 15:2.

NOTE.—"There are two errors against

which the children of God—particularly

those who have just come to trust in His

grace—especially need to guard. The first,

already dwelt upon, is that of looking to

their own works, trusting to anything they

can do, to bring themselves into harmony

with God. He who is trying to become holy

by his own works in keeping the law, is at-

tempting an impossibility. All that man can

do without Christ is polluted with selfish-

ness and sin. It is the grace of Christ

alone, through faith, that can make us

holy.

"The opposite and no less dangerous er-

ror is, that belief in Christ releases men

from keeping the law of God; that since by

faith alone we become partakers of the

grace of Christ, our works have nothing

to do with our redemption.

"But notice here that obedience is not

mere outward compliance, but

the service

of love."—E. G. White,

Steps to Christ,

pages 64, 65.

How did the churches of Phoe-

nicia and Samaria respond to the

apostles' testimony? Acts 15:3.

A Church Council Convened

To what groups did Paul report

when he reached Jerusalem? Acts

15:4, 6; Gal.

2:2.

Nom.—Paul reported (1) to the church

at Jerusalem; (2) to certain leading apos-

tles privately (Gal. 2:2) ; (3) to the apos-

tles and elders in council.

Who presided at the council?

Acts 15:13.

NOTE.—In chapter 12 is the record of the

martyrdom of James the son of Zebedee.

The James who presided at the council was

a brother of Jesus, and doubtless the author

of the Epistle of James.

"The council which decided this case was

composed of the founders of the Jewish and

Gentile Christian churches. Elders from

Jerusalem, and deputies from Antioch, were

present; and the most influential churches

were represented. The council did not claim

infallibility in their deliberations, but

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moved from the dictates of enlightened

judgment, and with the dignity of a church

established by the divine will."—E. G.

White,

The Spirit of Prophecy,

vol. 3, p.

376.

The Elements of the Controversy

What was insisted upon by one

faction among the Christian Jews?

Acts 15:5.

How did Peter defend the work

of Paul and Barnabas, and upon the

basis of what experience? Acts 15:

7, 8.

How does the gospel affect the

relationship and standing of Christian

Jews and Gentiles? Acts 15:9.

NOTE.—"Peter

told of his astonishment

when, in speaking the words of truth to

those assembled at the home of Cornelius,

he witnessed the Holy Spirit taking posses-

sion of his hearers, Gentiles as well as Jews.

The same light and glory that was reflected

upon the circumcised Jews shone also upon

the faces of the uncircumcised Gentiles.

This was God's warning that Peter was

not to regard one as inferior to the other;

for the blood of Christ could cleanse from

all uncleanness."—E. G. White,

The Acts of

the Apostles,

page 193.

What reasonable appeal did Pe-

ter then make? Acts 15:10. Compare

Gal. 5:1-4.

10.

How only are sinners saved?

Acts 15:11. Compare Acts 4:12; Eph.

2:5, 8; Gal. 2:16; Rom. 3:26-28.

NOTE.—"The

conversion of the human

soul is of no little consequence. It is the

greatest miracle performed by divine power.

Actual results are to be reached through a

belief in Christ as a personal Saviour. Puri-

fied by obedience to the law of God, sancti-

fied by a perfect observance of His holy

Sabbath, trusting, believing, patiently wait-

ing, and earnestly working out our own sal-

vation with fear and trembling, we shall

learn that it is God that worketh in us to

will and to do of His good pleasure."—E. G.

White,

Evangelism,

pages 289, 290.

Minimum Requirements Defined

11.

What was the decision of the

council? Acts 15:24, 20, 29.

Nora.—(1) Foods offered to idols were

deemed polluted, even if bought in the ba-

zaars. Compare 1 Cor. 10:19-21.

(2)

For-

nication was a very common sin among

the heathen of that time; some classical

writers insisted that fornication is not a sin.

(3) Things strangled, because the Hebrew

law required that the blood be thoroughly

drained from any living creature that was

to be eaten. (4) Blood, for it was not to be

used (Gen. 9:4; Lev. 3:17, etc.) ; "the life

of the flesh is in the blood" (Lev. 17:11).

Blood dishes were a favorite food among

the pagans.

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12.

What divine Personality had

directed this council's decision? Acts

15:28.

13.

What cheering words were sent

from the council to the Gentile Chris-

tian churches? Acts 15:22, 23, 27.

14.

What was the effect of the de-

cree upon the Gentile Christians? Acts

15:31.

NorE.-"The broad and far-reaching de-

cisions of the general council brought con-

fidence into the ranks of the Gentile be-

lievers, and the cause of God prospered."-

E. G.

White, The Acts of the Apostles,

page

197.

Lesson 4, for July 27, 1957

Paul's Second Missionary Journey

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 15:36 to

16:40.

MEMORY VERSE:

"Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the

Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16:30, 31.

STUDY HELPS:

G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 201-220; "Early

Writings," pages 203-205; Lesson Help in "Review and Herald" of July 11;

"The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary," Acts, chapters 15, 16.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

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Wednesday: Questions 12-15.

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Sunday: Questions 1-3.

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Thursday: Read from the Study

Monday: Questions 4-9.

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Helps.

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Tuesday: Questions

10, 11.

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Friday: Review entire lesson.

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PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To see how the gospel triumphs in spite of dissension,

ridicule, and even the imprisonment of its ministers.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Division Among the Missionaries

Another missionary journey

proposed. Acts 15:36.

Paul and Barnabas separate. Acts

15:37-39, first part.

Two missionary parties formed.

Acts 15:39-41.

II. A Journey Into New Regions

4. An addition to Paul's party.

Acts 16:1-3.

Ministry to the churches. Acts

15:41, last part; 16:4, 5.

Asia and Bithynia closed to Paul.

Acts 16:6, 7.

Same territory open to Peter.

1 Peter 1:1.

Another addition to Paul's party.

Acts 16:8, 10.

The Macedonian call. Acts 16:9-11.

III. The Gospel to Philippi

10.

A Sabbath at Philippi. Acts

16:12-15.

11.

Interference with the gospel.

Acts 16:16-18.

IV. In Prison and Out

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14. The jailer and his household.

12.

Accusations

against the mission-

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Acts 16:29-34.

aries. Acts 16:19-24.

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15. The release of the missionaries.

13.

Divine intervention. Acts 16:25-28.

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Acts 16:35-40.

The Setting of the Lesson

THE LESSON

tion" to arise between the brethren?

Acts 15:37-39, first part.

Introduction:

Paul did not meet opposi-

tion in retracing his steps over the ground

of the first journey. But the restraint of the

Holy Spirit, keeping him from entering

the provinces of Asia and Bithynia, brought

some perplexity. The Macedonian call,

however, offered new fields in Europe. Im-

prisonment, scourging, and an earthquake

gave the setting for the founding of a new

church in Philippi. This was the first

church to be established in Europe, except

for places like Rome, where the church

was

evidently started by converted Jews re-

turning from the Pentecostal experience in

Jerusalem. Acts 2:10.

Places:

Antioch in Syria; Cyprus; Cili-

cia ; Lystra; Iconium ; Troas, Neapolis;

Philippi.

Persons:

Paul; Silas; Barnabas; John

Mark; Judas Barsabas; Timothy, and Eu-

nice his mother; Luke, the Gentile, and

Paul's "beloved physician" (Col. 4:14), and

author of the book of Acts, personally pres-

ent in the story wherever the pronoun "we"

is used; Lydia of Thyatira ; a girl with an

evil spirit; her exploiters; a jailer; the prison

guards; the city police; the magistrates.

Interesting Terms:

"Market place." The

forum, or town square, where the magis-

trates sat to hear the people's pleas.

"Stocks." An instrument for locking the

hands and feet of prisoners into recesses be-

tween heavy beams.

"Sergeants." The "rod bearers" or lictors,

to be seen in every Roman town and

colony. They were chief police officers.

Division Among the Missionaries

1. What suggestion was made by

Paul to Barnabas in Antioch? Acts

15:36.

How were the missionary forces

divided, and in what directions did

the gospel teams go? Acts 15:39-41.

A Journey Into New Regions

Who joined Paul at Lystra?

What rite was administered and why?

Acts 16:1-3.

Nora.—Timothy's

mixed parentage led

Paul to take the step indicated in Acts 16:3.

To the Jews, Timothy was a Gentile; to the

Gentiles he

was

regarded as practically a

Jew because he was brought up in his

mother's religion. Paul carefully regular-

ized Timothy's standing, and thus avoided

prejudice and hindrance to God's work.

Timothy became a very successful min-

ister. He was with Paul throughout the

second missionary journey, and also at

Rome during Paul's first imprisonment

there, when Paul wrote the epistles to the

Philippians and Colossians. Phil. 1:1; Col.

1:1. Timothy was overseer of the impor-

tant church of Ephesus when Paul addressed

to him from Rome, during his second im-

prisonment, the First and Second Epistles

to Timothy. Paul refers to an arrest and

release of Timothy in Hebrews 13:23.

How did Paul and his associates

minister to the churches? Acts 15:41,

last part; 16:4, 5.

6. Into what regions was Paul for-

bidden to enter, and by whom? Acts

2. What caused a sharp "conten- 16:6, 7.

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Who preached in these very re-

gions closed to Paul? 1 Peter 1:1.

Compare Rom. 15:20.

NOTE.—It is possible that when Paul was

on the borders of Asia and Bithynia, Peter

was approaching or entering the same

regions. Paul was doing pioneer work, not

laboring where others were assigned. Cer-

tainly the Holy Spirit, for His own good

reasons, wished Paul to move on promptly

to Macedonia.

Who joined the missionary com-

pany at Troas? Acts 16:8, 10.

NOTE.—Troas was a busy seaport on the

Aegean Sea, near the ancient Troy of Ho-

mer's epic poems. It was from here that

Paul launched his bold, Spirit-led attack

upon the heathenism of the Europe of his

day.

Luke became a fourth member in the

party, joining Paul, and Silas, and Timothy.

"That new companion, 'Luke the beloved

Physician,' who, whether by prearrange-

ment, or by a providential meeting, . . .

now joined the mission, of which he after-

wards wrote the history."—W. J. Cony-

beare and J. S. Howson,

The Life and

Epistles of St. Paul, vol. 1,

p. 284. From

here on, wherever the pronoun "we" is

used, the reader of Luke's record may know

that the author of Acts is with Paul.

What striking challenge now

came to Paul, and how did he act

upon it? Acts 16:9-11.

The Gospel to Philippi

10.

In what city of Europe did Paul

first preach? How did he observe Sab-

bath there? Acts 16:12

15.

NoTE.—"Whatever the relative propor-

tion of Greeks and Romans at Philippi may

have been, the number of Jews was small.

WE CAN WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST IN

UNEXPECTED WAYS AND STRANGE PLASS,

This is sufficiently accounted for, when we

remember that it was a military, and not a

mercantile, city. There was no synagogue

in Philippi, but only one of those buildings

called

Proseuchae

[places of prayer], which

were distinguished from the regular places

of Jewish worship by being of a more

slight and temporary structure, and fre-

quently open to the sky. For the sake of

greater quietness, and freedom from inter-

ruption, this place of prayer was 'outside

the gate.'"—W. J. Conybeare and J. S.

Howson,

The Life and Epistles of St. Paul,

vol. 1,

pp. 294, 295.

11.

What annoyance arose that be-

came the occasion for a manifestation

of the power of the gospel? Acts 16:

16-18.

In Prison and Out

12.

What accusations were made

against the apostles, and with what re-

sult? Acts 16:19-24.

13.

How did the apostles react to

their troubles? How did God inter-

vene? Acts 16:25-28.

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14. What blessed certainty did the

apostles bring to the terrified jailer,

and what then took place? Acts 16:

29-34.

NOTE.—The glorious fact of salvation by

grace through faith is nowhere in Scripture

more clearly and simply stated than in this

story of the conversion of the Philippian

jailer. The certainty of salvation as a gift

of God, unearned by man's own works,

can come to every believer as it came to

Paul himself. 1 Tim. 1:12.

"If you see your sinfulness, do not wait

to make yourself better. How many there

are who think they are not good enough

to come to Christ. Do you expect to be-

come better through your own efforts? 'Can

the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leop-

ard his spots? then may ye also do good,

that are accustomed to do evil.' There is

help for us only in God. We must not wait

for stronger persuasions, for better oppor-

tunities, or for holier tempers. We can do

nothing of ourselves. We must come to

Christ just as we are."—E. G. White,

Steps

to Christ,

pages 35, 36.

15. Under what striking circum-

stances were the apostles released

from prison? Acts 16:35-40.

NoTE.—"The apostles were Roman citi-

zens, and it was unlawful to scourge a Ro-

man, save for the most flagrant crime, or

to deprive him of his liberty without a fair

trial. Paul and Silas had been publicly im-

prisoned, and they now refused to be

privately released without the proper ex-

planation on the part of the magistrates."

—E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

page 217.

Lesson 5, for August 3, 1957

The Gospel in Macedonia and Greece

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 17.

MEMORY VERSE:

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they

received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures

daily, whether those things were so." Acts 17:11.

STUDY HELPS: E.

G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 221-242, 255-268;

Lesson Help in "Review and Herald" of July 18; "The Seventh-day Adventist

Bible Commentary," Acts, chapter 17.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-6.

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Monday: Questions 7, 8.

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Tuesday: Questions 9-11.

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Check Here

Wednesday: Questions 12-15.

Thursday: Read from the Study

Helps.

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Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To observe how the gospel is presented successfully, in

the Spirit, to men and women of influence and learning.

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Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Paul at Thessalonica

Three Sabbaths in the synagogue.

Acts 17:1, 2.

Weekday labors. 2 Thess. 3:8.

II. The Gospel to the Thessalonians

Some Jews and influential Greeks

believe. Acts 17:4, 5.

Jewish opposition brings persecu-

tion. Acts 17:5-7.

The kingship of Jesus. Acts 17:7-9.

The second advent taught in

Thessalonica. 1 Thess. 4:13-18;

2 Thess. 2:1-12.

III. The Work in Berea

7. The more noble Jews. Acts 17:10-12.

8. Opposition from Thessalonica.

Acts 17:13-15.

IV. Revelation Versus Philosophy at

Athens

9. Paul's distress of spirit. Acts

17:16-18, first part.

10. Questioned by the Athenians.

Acts 17:18-21.

11. The true God identified. Acts

17:23-25, 28, first part.

V. Man's Need of God

12. The oneness of the human race.

Acts 17:26, 28.

13. The basic falsity of heathenism.

Acts 17:29.

14. God's appeal to men. Acts 17:27,

30, 31.

15. The results in Athens. Acts 17:34.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson .

Introduction:

The impact of the gospel at

the hands of Paul and his helpers upon the

culture, the philosophy, and the cool indif-

ference and cynicism of old pagan Europe

must always be of deep interest. Paul was

led by the Holy Spirit to go into Mace-

donia. The group was well equipped for

the task: (1) they were Spirit-filled and

Spirit-empowered men; (2) they were all

either Roman citizens or by blood Gentile

or part Gentile; (3) they were equipped by

language to meet the people; (4) they rep-

resented an aggregate of years of experience

in the gospel, with Luke and Timothy full

of fresh enthusiasm. On this journey Paul

began to write his epistles, sending out

First and Second Thessalonians from Ath-

ens, about

A.D.

52.

Places:

Amphipolis and Apollonia,

through which Paul passed without stop-

ping; Thessalonica, important Macedonian

city on the north coast of the Aegean Sea,

now the busy city of Salonika; Berea; Ath-

ens, the ancient cultural capital of Western

civilization and thought, and now the po-

litical capital of the kingdom of Greece.

Persons:

Paul and Silas, missionaries and

Roman citizens; Timothy, half Jew and

half Greek, and zealous worker; Jason, a

Jewish convert, who stood security for

Paul; Paul's escort to Athens; city officials;

believing Jews; opposing Jews; Athenian

philosophers; the Athenian converts, Dio-

nysius, a member of high court of Athens,

and a woman, Damaris. Luke remains at

Philippi, and Silas and Timothy at Berea,

while Paul is at Athens.

Interesting Terms:

"Lewd fellows." lit-

erally, "loungers in the market place."

"Rulers." Literally, "city officials," but

the original is in a form used only in Thes-

salonica, illustrating Luke's remarkable ac-

curacy as a historian.

"Security." Jason and others were re-

quired to go on the bond of Paul and his

companions, to guarantee that they would

keep the peace, the charges against them

being very serious.

"Epicureans" and "Stoics." These rep-

resented schools of philosophy. See note to

question 10.

"Areopagus." Ares was the Greek god of

war, corresponding to the Roman Mars.

Hence the term appears also as Mars' Hill.

Acts 17:19, 22. It describes a rocky hill

directly adjoining the Acropolis or citadel

of Athens, upon which met the highest

court of the Athenian government.

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Paul at Thessalonica

What custom did Paul follow at

Thessalonica? Acts 17:1, 2.

How did Paul spend many of the

weekdays? 2 Thess. 3:8.

NOTE.—Paul sometimes labored with his

hands to pay expenses in several cities

where he preached: here at Thessalonica;

at Corinth, Acts 18:1-3 ; at Ephesus, Acts

20:33, 34.

The Gospel to the Thessalonians

What classes of persons be-

lieved? Acts 17:4, 5.

What charge did unbelieving

Jews bring against the believers?

Acts 17:5-7.

Why was the charge concern-

ing Christian belief in the kingship of

Jesus so serious? Acts 17:7-9. Com-

pare John 18:36, 37 and Rev. 19:11,

15, 16.

NOTE.—The early Christians were fre-

quently in trouble, as some modern Chris-

tians have been, because they preached

Christ as the coming universal king. The

Roman emperors were rulers of the whole

world, and it was traitorous to talk of an-

other king who might rival their power.

The Jewish leaders at Christ's trial had

blasphemously declared, in their pretended

political loyalty, that they had no king but

Casear. John 19:12, 15.

"The charge brought against Paul was

subtly conceived and most dangerous. The

very suggestion of treason against the Em-

perors often proved fatal to the accused;

and it compelled the politarchs to take

steps, for, if they failed to do so, they be-

came exposed to a charge of treason, as

having taken too little care for the honour

of the Emperor. Many a man was ruined

by such a charge under the earlier Emper-

ors."—W. M. Ramsay,

St. Paul the Travel-

ler and the Roman Citizen,

pages 229, 230.

6. What vital theme was empha-

sized in proclaiming the gospel at

Thessalonica? 1 Thess. 4:13-18. Com-

pare 2 Thess. 2:1-12.

Nora.—The general theme running

through the Thessalonian letters is that of

the second advent of Christ. Paul empha-

sized:

(1)

The certainty of the second coming;

(2)

Salvation through Christ, to prepare

for the advent;

(3)

Orderly and industrious Christian

living on the part of those looking for their

Lord.

The Work in Berea

7. What attitude toward the Scrip-

tures distinguished the Jews in Berea?

What is said of those who accepted

the gospel there? Acts 17:10-12.

8. Why did Paul leave Berea? Acts

17:13-15.

NOTE.—As the Jews of Pisidian Antioch

and Iconium had followed the apostles to

stir up trouble at Lystra on an earlier mis-

sionary tour, so now the Jews of Thessa-

lonica sent a deputation to Berea, to repeat

a hostile course of action that had been

somewhat effective in Thessalonica.

Revelation Versus Philosophy

at Athens

9. What stirred Paul's spirit at

Athens? To whom did he address

himself? Acts 17:16-18, first part.

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NOTE.—"As Paul looked upon the beauty

and grandeur surrounding him, and saw

the city wholly given to idolatry, his spirit

was stirred with jealousy for God, whom

he saw dishonored on every side; and his

heart was drawn out in pity for the people

of Athens, who, notwithstanding their in-

tellectual culture, were ignorant of the true

God."—E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apos-

tles,

page 234.

10.

How was the thinking of the

Athenians indicated? Acts 17:18-21.

NOTE.—The Epicureans believed in the

"good life" as a pursuit of pleasure and per-

sonal happiness, often leading to self-indul-

gence and fleshly gratification. The Stoics

believed in the "good life" to be achieved

through doing one's duty. Some efficient

Roman emperors of the second century

were Stoics. Like many others, these philos-

ophers were always looking for "some new

thing," but never finding satisfaction.

11.

How did Paul identify the true

God to the philosophers? Acts 17:23-

25, 28, first part.

Man's Need of God

12.

How did the apostle express

the close kinship of all men and their

relationship to God? Acts 17:26, 28,

last part.

NOTE.—" 'The method of St. Paul's teach-

ing is one from which modern preachers

might well learn a lesson. He does not be-

gin by telling men that they have thought

too highly of themselves, that they are vile

worms, creatures of the dust, children of the

devil. The fault which he finds in them is

that they have taken too low an estimate of

their position. They too had forgotten that

they were God's offspring, and had counted

themselves, even as the unbelieving Jews

had done (ch. xiii. 46), "unworthy of eter-

nal life." ' The truth set before us in the

text is that of the fatherly relation of God

to all men, and the answering child-relation

NOBILITY OF CHARACTER CAN BE DE-

VELOPED TODAY, AS IN THE BEREANS,

AS GOD'S WORD PENETRATES THE LIFE. Zr.

of all men to God."—A. C. Hervey,

The

Pulpit Commentary,

The Acts of the Apos-

tles, vol. 2, p. 86.

13.

What did Paul point out as the

basic falsity of heathenism? Acts 17:

29. Compare Isa. 44:6-20.

NOTE.—"The second commandment for-

bids the worship of the true God by images

or similitudes. Many heathen nations

claimed that their images were mere fig-

ures or symbols by which the Deity was

worshiped; but God has declared such

worship to be sin. The attempt to represent

the Eternal One by material objects would

lower man's conception of God. The mind,

turned away from the infinite perfection of

Jehovah, would be attracted to the creature

rather than to the Creator. And as his

conceptions of God were lowered, so would

man become

degraded."—Patriarchs and

Prophets,

page 306.

14.

What appeal does God make to

all men? What impending event

makes this divine invitation urgent?

Acts 17:27, 30, 31.

15.

What were the direct results of.

Paul's preaching in Athens? Acts 17:

34. Compare 1. Cor. 1:20-30.

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NOTE.—"The labors of Paul in Athens

were not wholly in vain. Dionysius, one of

the most prominent citizens, and some oth-

ers, became converts to Christianity, and

joined themselves to him. The words of

the apostle, and the description of his at-

titude and surroundings, as traced by the

pen of inspiration, were to be handed down

through all coming generations, bearing

witness of his unshaken confidence, his

courage in loneliness and adversity, and the

victory he gained for Christianity, even in

the very heart of paganism. . . .

"The words of Paul become a memorial

of the occasion, and give a treasure of

knowledge to the church. He was in a po-

sition where he might easily have spoken

that which would irritate his proud listen-

ers, and bring himself into difficulty. Had

his oration been a direct attack upon their

gods, and the great men of the city who

were before him, he would have been in

danger of meeting the fate of Socrates. But

he carefully drew their minds away from

heathen deities, by revealing to them the

true God, whom they were endeavoring to

worship, but who was to them unknown,

as they themselves confessed by a public

inscription."—E. G. White,

Sketches From

the Life of Paul,

pages 96, 97.

Lesson 6, for August 10, 1957

The Gospel in Corinth; Beginnings in Ephesus

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 18:1 to 19:7.

MEMORY VERSE:

"For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus

Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Cor. 2:2.

STUDY HELPS: E.

G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 243-254, 269-290;

Lesson Help in "Review and Herald" of July 25; "The Seventh-day Adventist

Bible Commentary," Acts, chapters 18, 19.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

❑

Wednesday: Questions 11-14.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-3.

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Thursday: Read from the Study

Monday: Questions 4-8.

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Helps.

Tuesday: Questions 9, 10.

❑

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To observe the results of Paul's wisdom, courage, and

industry in giving the gospel under adverse conditions and in the face of

severe opposition, and to show that similar results always follow when God's

people are filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Paul's Labors at Corinth

With fellow workers at Corinth,

Acts 18:1-3.

A tentmaker and preacher. Preach-

ing and teaching. Acts 18:4, 11.

II. Opposition and Assurance

Expelled from the synagogue.

Acts 18:5-7.

Success in the gospel. Acts 18:8.

A vision of the Lord. Acts 18:9, 10.

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Brought before the governor.

Acts 18:12, 13.

A wise decision. Acts 18:14-17.

Ill. The Close of the Second Journey

Paul's vow. Acts 18:18, 21.

The journey to Jerusalem. Acts

18:19-22.

IV. The Third Journey Begun

10.

In Galatia and Phrygia. Acts

18:23.

11.

Apollos at Ephesus. Acts 18:24-26.

12.

Apollos at Corinth. Acts 18:27, 28.

13.

Twelve men instructed. Acts

19:1-3, 7.

14.

A rebaptismal service. Acts 19:4-7.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

The city of Corinth had re-

covered fully from its destruction by the

Romans in 142 B.c., and was now a busy

and wealthy seaport. Its sinfulness was

commonly known as "Corinthianism." Dur-

ing Paul's eighteen months of ministry

there he worked at his trade of tentmaking,

and preached on the Sabbaths. A vision of

God encouraged him to continue, even in

the face of bitter opposition. Here Paul

wrote his Epistle to the Romans. At the

conclusion of his work he went to Cen-

chrea, visiting Jerusalem and Antioch, from

which place Paul set out on his third mis-

sionary journey, spending a long time at

Ephesus.

Places:

Corinth, the important seaport

of southern Greece, Cenchrea, on the east-

ern side of the Corinthian peninsula; Ephe-

sus; Caesarea; Jerusalem; Antioch in Syria;

Galatia and Phrygia.

Persons:

Paul, Aquila and Priscilla, Jew-

ish tentmakers from Rome with whom Paul

lived; Silas and Timothy arriving from

Berea; Justin, a proselyte converted to

Christianity, in whose house the infant

church worshiped; Crispus, a president of

the Jewish synagogue, a convert and one of

the few men Paul baptized (1 Cor. 1:14) ;

Gallio, the proconsul, a brother of Seneca,

a Roman philosopher and minister of the

emperor Nero; opposing Jews; one Sosthe-

nes, a president of the Jewish synagogue;

believers; Apollos of Alexandria, a disciple

of John the Baptist; twelve men, also disci-

ples of John the Baptist.

Interesting Terms:

"Tentmakers." Aquila,

Priscilla, and Paul were either tentmakers,

or weavers of the cloth from which tents

and sails were made. This cloth was of

goat's hair, black in color, very tough and

sturdy, and was named, after Paul's home

province,

cilicium.

"Vow." The vow Paul made at Cenchrea

was probably the temporary vow of the

Nazarite (Num. 6:1-21), perhaps in grati-

tude for God's deliverance from repeated

dangers.

Paul's Labors at Corinth

Whom did Paul closely associate

with himself at Corinth? What basis

did this fellowship have? Acts 18:1-3.

NOTE.—Paul arrived at Corinth in the

autumn of A.D. 52 and found Aquila and

Priscilla very recently arrived there, they

having been expelled from Rome with other

Jews by the emperor Claudius in the spring

of that year. They went with Paul to Ephe-

sus when he left Corinth (Acts 18:18, 19),

and remained there. Later they are men-

tioned as being in Rome again. Rom. 16:3.

How did Paul occupy the Sab-

bath? How long did he labor in Cor-

inth? Acts 18:4, 11.

NOTE.—"He [Paul] brought his hearers

down through the types and shadows of the

ceremonial law to Christ,—to His cruci-

fixion, His priesthood, and the sanctuary of

His ministry,—the great object that had

cast its shadow backward into the Jewish

age. He, as the Messiah, was the Antitype

of all the sacrificial offerings. The apostle

showed that according to the prophecies

and the universal expectation of the Jews,

the Messiah would be of the lineage of

Abraham and David. He then traced His

descent from the great patriarch Abraham,

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"I DETERMINED

DETERMINED NOT

TO KNOW ANYTHING

AMONG YOU, SAVE

JESUS CHRIST,

AND HIM CRUCIFIED." ,

through the royal psalmist. He proved

from Scripture what were to have been the

character and works of the promised Mes-

siah, and also His reception and treatment

on earth, as testified by the holy prophets.

He then showed that these predictions also

had been fulfilled in the life, ministry, and

death of Jesus, and hence that He was in-

deed the world's Redeemer."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

pages 103,

104.

Opposition and Assurance

Why was Paul prevented from

preaching in the synagogue? Acts

18:5-7.

Who are mentioned as having

accepted the gospel? Acts 18:8.

How did assurance of divine

help come to Paul, and what was

promised? Acts 18:9, 10.

NoTE.—God had repeated communica-

tions with Paul. (1) At his conversion near

Damascus, Acts 9:3-7; 22:6-11; 26:13-19;

(2) In Arabia, Gal. 1:17;

The Acts of the

Apostles,

pages 125, 126; (3) In the temple

in Jerusalem, Acts 22:17-21; (4) At Cor-

inth, Acts 18:9, 10;

(5)

In a vision of Para-

dise, 2 Cor. 12:1-5; (6) In the tower of

Antonias in Jerusalem, Acts 23:11. There

was also at least one angel visitation during

Paul's first sea voyage to Rome. Acts

27:

23, 24.

What charges against Paul were

brought before the governor? Acts

18:12, 13.

How did Gallio handle the case,

and with what result? Acts 18:14-17.

NOTE.—"The

proconsul, disgusted with

the bigotry and self-righteousness of the

accusing Jews, refused to take notice of the

charge. As Paul prepared to speak in self-

defense, Gallio informed him that it was

not necessary."—E. G. White,

Sketches

From the Life of Paul,

page 107. '

The Close of the Second Journey

What commitment did Paul

make in Cenchrea? Acts 18:18, 21.

What places did Paul visit on

his way to Jerusalem? Acts 18:19-22.

NoTE.—The expression "gone up" in

verse 22 refers to the ascent from Caesarea

to Jerusalem.

The Third Journey Begun

10.

At the beginning of Paul's

third missionary tour where did he

first go? Acts 18:23.

NoTE.—At the beginning of his second

(Acts 16:1) and third (Acts 18:23) mis-

sionary journeys, Paul retraced the steps

of his first journey (Acts 14:1, 6, 21), but

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each time he went farther into new terri-

tory.

11.

In the meantime what able man

had appeared at Ephesus? Who

brought to him a full knowledge of

the gospel? Acts 18:24-26.

NoTE.—Nothing is known of Apollos ex-

cept the notation concerning him here, and

the references in 1 Corinthians 3:4-6 and 4:

6, 7. He was evidently a successful worker

for Christ. There is no reason to suppose

there was any personal friction between

Paul and Apollos.

12.

What is said of the ministry of

Apollos in Corinth? Acts 18:27, 28.

13.

What did Paul learn concern-

ing the religious life of certain disci-

ples at Ephesus? Acts 19:1-3, 7.

14.

Into what blessed experience

did Paul lead them? Acts 19:4-7.

NoTE.—"When they received baptism at

the hand of John, they did not fully com-

prehend the mission of Jesus as the Sin

Bearer. They were holding serious errors.

But with clearer light, they gladly accepted

Christ as their Redeemer, and with this

step of advance came a change in their ob-

ligations. As they received a purer faith,

there was a corresponding change in their

life. In token of this change, and as an

acknowledgment of their faith in Christ,

they were rebaptized in the name of Jesus."

--E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

page 285.

Lesson 7, for August 17, 1957

Paul's Three Years at Ephesus

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts

19:8 to 20:5.

MEMORY VERSE:

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of your-

selves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." Eph.

2:8, 9.

STUDY HELPS: E.

G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages

285-297; 359-371;

Lesson Help in "Review and Herald" of July 25; "The Seventh-day Adventist

Bible Commentary," Acts, chapter 19.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-4.

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Monday: Questions 5-9.

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Tuesday: Questions 10-12.

❑

Check Here

Wednesday: Questions 13, 14.

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Thursday: Read from the Study

Helps.

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON: To

show the triumph of the gospel over the rulers of the

-darkness of this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places.

]

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. From Synagogue to Public Hall

A long sojourn. Acts 19:8, 10, 22.

Preaching the way of the kingdom.

Acts 19:8, 9.

The province of Asia evangelized.

Acts 19:10.

Paul earned his expenses. Acts

20:34.

II. Victory Over Magicians and

Sorcerers

Miracles of healing. Acts 9:11, 12.

Blasphemous demonstrations

overcome. Acts 19:13-17, first

part.

Evildoers conquered. Acts 19:17, 18.

The burning of the books. Acts

19:19, 20.

Paul's further journeyings. Acts

19:21, 22.

10.

The declining worship of Diana.

Acts 19:26, 27.

III. The Riot in Ephesus

11.

The protest of the silversmiths.

Acts 19:23-25, 28.

12.

The outbreak in the theater.

Acts 19:29-34.

13.

The city recorder addresses the

people. Acts 19:35-41.

14.

Paul's further work. Acts 20:1-5.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

"One of the two character-

istics of the people of Ephesus comes prom-

inently into view. This city was renowned

throughout the world for the worship of

Diana, and the practice of magic. . . . The

enemy which St. Paul had to oppose was

not a vaunting philosophy, as at Corinth,

but a dark . . . superstition. The worship

of Diana and the practice of magic were

closely connected together.. .

"We are not to suppose that the Apostles

were always able to work miracles at will.

An influx of supernatural power was given

to them, at the time, and according to the

circumstances that required it. And the

character of the miracles was not always

the same. They were accommodated to the

peculiar forms of sin, superstition, and ig-

norance they were required to oppose."-

W. J. Conybeare and J. S. Howson,

The

Life and Epistles of St. Paul, vol.

2, pp.

21, 22.

Places:

Ephesus; Macedonia; Greece;

Troas.

Persons:

Paul, Timothy, and Erastus;

Gaius and Aristarchus; Sopater of Berea;

Secundus of Thessalonica ; Trophimus;

Luke; repentant workers of magic; chief

men of Asia; the city recorder in Ephesus;

Alexander, a Jew; Jewish exorcists; sons of

Sceva ; Demetrius, a silversmith.

Interesting Terms:

"Exorcists." Men who

claim to have power over evil spirits.

"Curious arts." The practice of men

who claimed to use magic and incantations.

"Diana." The goddess Artemis (Roman

name, Diana) was usually pictured as a

graceful goddess. "The image may have

been intended to represent Diana in one of

her customary characters, as the deity of

fountains; but it reminds us rather . . . of

the religions which love to represent the

life of all animated beings as fed and sup-

ported by the many breasts of nature. The

figure which assumed this emblematic form

above was terminated below in a shapeless

block. The material was wood. A bar of

metal was in each hand. The dress was

covered with mystic devices, and the small

shrine, where it stood within the temple,

was concealed by a curtain in front. Yet,

rude as the image was, it was the object of

the utmost veneration."-W. J. Conybeare

and J. S. Howson,

The Life and Epistles

of St. Paul,

vol. 2, p. 77.

"Town clerk." The secretary or recorder

in the city of Ephesus.

From Synagogue to Public Hall

1. On this tour how long was Paul

in Ephesus? Acts 19:8, 10, 22.

NOTE.-There are various periods of time

indicated for Paul's stay at Ephesus: (1)

the time spent with the twelve men when

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Paul first came, Acts 19:1-5; (2) three

months in the synagogue, Acts 19:8; (3)

two years in the school of Tyrannus, Acts

19:10; (4) a "season" in Asia, Acts 19:22;

(5) the time consumed in the trouble with

the silversmiths, Acts 19:23-41. The total

could not have been less than three years.

What great truths did Paul em-

phasize in his preaching, and what

opposition arose? Acts 19:8, 9.

NOTE.—The kingdom of God is men-

tioned as Paul's theme, along with the

"Way" to the kingdom. This is a reminder

of the Jews' challenge to Paul for his

teaching that Christ is king, Acts 17:6-8, in

Thessalonica, where Paul stressed the sec-

ond coming of Christ.

How extensively was the gospel

proclaimed in Asia? Acts 19:10.

NOTE.—Ephesus was the capital city of

the Roman province of Asia, which occu-

pied an important and prosperous area in

the western third of what is now Turkey.

The gospel was preached not only in Ephe-

sus, but throughout its large and prosperous

province.

In his ministry at Ephesus, how

was Paul supported? Acts 20:34.

Victory Over Magicians

and Sorcerers

What miracles were wrought at

Paul's hands in Ephesus? Acts 19:

11, 12.

NorE.—The Revised Standard Version

renders these verses in this way: "And God

did extraordinary miracles by the hands of

Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were

carried away from his body to the sick, and

diseases left them and the evil spirits came

out of them."

On these mighty works of divine power

compare Mark 5:27; 6:56; Acts 5:15.

What blasphemous use was made

of Jesus' name, and with what re-

sults? Acts 19:13-17, first part.

NoTE.—"Thus unmistakable proof was

given of the sacredness of the name of

Christ, and the peril which they incurred

who should invoke it without faith in the

divinity of the Saviour's mission. 'Fear fell

on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus

was magnified.' "—E. G. White,

The Acts

of the Apostles,

page 288.

What spiritual results were at-

tained in Ephesus? Acts 19:17, 18.

NoTE.—Confession is a vitally important

step in the remission of sins. "True con-

fession is always of a specific character, and

acknowledges particular sins."—E. G. White,

Steps to Christ,

page 43. See pages 42-46.

See 1 John 1:9.

What did the new believers do

with their books? Acts 19:19, 20.

NOTE.—"Facts which had previously

been concealed were now brought to light.

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In accepting Christianity, some of the

brethren had not fully renounced their

heathen superstitions. The practice of

magic was still to some extent continued

among them. Convinced of their error by

the events which had recently occurred,

they came and made a full confession to

Paul, and publicly acknowledged their se-

cret arts to be deceptive and satanic. Many

sorcerers also abjured the practice of magic,

and received Christ as their Saviour. They

brought together the costly books contain-

ing the mysterious `Ephesian letters,' and

the secrets of their art, and burned them

in the presence of all the people. When the

books had been consumed, they proceeded

to reckon up the value of the sacrifice. It

was estimated at fifty thousand pieces of

silver, equal to about ten thousand dollars."

—E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of

Paul,

page 137. The purchaSing value in to-

day's terms might well be ten times the

sum mentioned.

What plans did Paul form con-

cerning his future itinerary? Acts 19:

21, 22. Compare Rom. 15:24, 28; Acts

23:11; 27:24.

10.

How was the preaching of the

gospel affecting pagan worship? Acts

19:26, 27.

The Riot in Ephesus

11.

What protest was lodged by

certain craftsmen of Ephesus, and

why? Acts 19:23-25, 28.

NoTE.—As at Philippi, when the gospel

was applied to receptive hearts with result-

ing changes in life, business losses activated

serious opposition.

12.

What resulted from the

speeches of the silversmiths? Acts 19:

29-34.

13.

What steps were taken to quell

the tumult? Acts 19:35-41.

14.

In what manner did Paul bid

farewell to the believers before setting

off on another circuitous journey?

Acts

20:1-5.

NOTE.—"Paul's labors in Ephesus were

concluded. His ministry there had been a

season of incessant labor, of many trials,

and of deep anguish. He had taught the

people in public and from house to house,

with many tears instructing and warning

them. Continually he had been opposed by

the Jews, who lost no opportunity to stir

up the popular feeling against him.

"And while thus battling against opposi-

tion, pushing forward with untiring zeal

the gospel work, and guarding the interests

of a church yet young in the faith, Paul was

bearing upon his soul a heavy burden for

all the churches."—E. G. White,

The Acts

of the Apostles,

page 296.

Lesson 8, for August 24, 1957

Paul's Journey to Jerusalem

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 20:6 to

2 1 : 1 6.

MEMORY VERSE:

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of

His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among

all them which are sanctified." Acts 20:32.

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STUDY HELPS:

E. G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 389-398; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of August 8

;

"The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Com-

mentary," Acts, chapters 20, 21.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

❑

Wednesday: Questions 10-13.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1, 2.

Thursday: Read from the Study

Monday: Questions 3-5.

❑

Helps.

❑

Tuesday: Questions 6-9.

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

This lesson is intended to show Paul's earnestness in

preaching the gospel, and the responsibility resting upon church officers, par-

ticularly in the face of apostasy.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. The Meeting at Troas

Paul's departure from Europe.

Acts 20:6.

Saturday night assembly. Acts

20:7, 8, 11.

II. The Journey Resumed

A young man restored. Acts 20:

9-12.

Paul's departure by land. Acts

20:11, 13.

Arrival at Miletus. Acts 20:14, 15.

III. With the Ephesian Elders

6. The need for haste. Acts 20:16.

The gathering of the elders. Acts

20:17.

Paul's hardships at Ephesus. Acts

20:18, 19; 1 Cor. 15:32.

Paul's methods in the gospel.

Acts 20:20, 21, 25.

IV. Farewell Admonitions

10.

Afflictions awaiting Paul. Acts

20:22-24; 21:10-14.

11.

Warnings to the church. Acts

20:28-31.

12.

Paul's farewell testimony. Acts •

20:32, 35.

13.

From Ephesus to Jerusalem.

Acts 21:7-9.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

Paul left Philippi after

observing the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

At Troas he spent seven days and on the

last day of his stay had an informal farewell

meeting. It was evidently Saturday night,

the dark part of "the first day of the week."

Next day Paul went on foot to Assos, where

he joined his companions in a ship. At

Miletus Paul had a farewell meeting with

the' elders of Ephesus, warning them of

threatening dangers, and then proceeding

to Caesarea, where he was warned of dan-

gers threatening him.

Places:

Philippi in Macedonia, Europe;

Troas in Asia (modern Turkey) ; Assos;

Miletus; the Aegean Islands; Tyre; Ptole-

mais; Caesarea.

Persons:

Paul; Sopater ; Aristarchus; Se-

cundus ; Gaius; Timothy; Tychicus; Tro-

phimus; Luke; the believers met en route;

Eutychus; the elders of Ephesus; Philip

the deacon-evangelist; Agabus the prophet.

Interesting Terms:

"The days of un-

leavened bread." This was the first of the

annual festivals of the Hebrew religious

year. It lasted from the fifteenth day to

the twenty-first day of the first month,

called Abib or Nisan. The first and last

days of the feast were sabbath days, cele-

brated annually, regardless of the day of

the week upon which they might fall in

the rotation of the calendar. The Passover

lamb was slain on the fourteenth, just be-

fore sunset, and eaten the night which im-

mediately followed, which was the dark

part of the fifteenth. The typical signifi-

cance of the annual Hebrew feasts ceased

in succession as the plan of salvation un-

folded in history. The necessity of celebrat-

ing the feasts ceased at the cross. Col. 2:

14-16. Paul kept the Feast of Unleavened

Bread with the beloved Philippian believ-

ers. See E. G. White,

The Acts of the

Apostles,

page 390.

"To break bread." In connection with

the meeting at Troas, this term was applied

to the celebration of the Lord's Supper. See

Ibid.,

p. 391.

"Elders," or "presbyters." In New Testa-

ment times, these were the same officers as

the bishops or overseers. See Acts 20:17,

28; Phil. 1:1; Titus 1:5-7. They were the

leading elected officers in the New Testa-

ment congregations, corresponding to the

presidents in the Jewish synagogues.

"Carriages." An old English expression

for "baggage."

The Meeting at Troas

At what season did Paul leave

Philippi? How long did he remain

at Troas? Acts 20:6.

On which day, and at what time,

did Paul hold his farewell service and

breaking of bread? Acts 20:7, 8, 11.

NoTE.—Paul preached until midnight at

this informal farewell service, and after

midnight had the breaking of bread. He

then preached until his departure at dawn.

Verses 7, 11. Responsible Bible students

who observe Sunday recognize that this

informal meeting began when the lights

were on, hence, from the evidence, Saturday

night.

"On the Sunday morning the vessel was

about to sail. The Christians of Troas were

gathered together at this solemn time to

PAUL LABORED TIRELESSLY. HE

FOLLOWED

HIS LORD IN PERSONAL

EVANGELISM.

sps/-8

celebrate that feast of love which the last

commandment of Christ has enjoined on all

His followers."—W. J. Conybeare and J.

S. Howson,

The Life and Epistles of St.

Paul, vol.

2, p. 206.

"The meeting was held on what we

should call Saturday evening; but we

must remember that the Jewish first day

began from sundown on Saturday or the

Sabbath."—G. T. Stokes,

The Expositor's

Bible

series, Acts, vol. 2, p. 393.

"Apparently they met on our Saturday

evening, so that the communion loaf was

broken before daylight on our Sunday

morning."—Stifler,

The Acts of the Apos-

tles,

page 201.

The record of this incident gives no

authority for the observance of Sunday,

and no precedent for religious services to

be held week after week on Sundays.

The Journey Resumed

During this all-night meeting,

what tragedy occurred? By what means

was the young man restored? Acts

20:9-12.

NOTE.—"The youth was taken up dead,

and many gathered about him with cries

and mourning. But Paul, passing through

the affrighted company, clasped him in his

arms, and sent up an earnest prayer that

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God would restore the dead to life. The

prayer was granted."—E. G. White,

Sketches

From the Life of Paul,

page 197.

When did Paul leave Troas? To

what place did he go? Acts 20:11, 13.

NoTE.—Paul walked the twenty miles to

Assos, a full day's journey on foot, using

for it the daylight hours of that first day

of the week, or Sunday.

To what town did the ship,

which Paul boarded at Assos, bring

him and his companions? Acts 20:

14, 15.

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With the Ephesian Elders

Why did Paul not visit Ephesus

at this time? Acts 20:16.

Who came to meet with Paul at

Miletus? Acts 20:17.

NOTE.—There is no record of how many

elders served in the Ephesian congrega-

tions. There may have been upward of

dozen. They gladly traveled the necessary

distance to hear Paul's farewell admoni-

tions.

What did Paul say regarding

the trials he endured during the so-

journ as a missionary at Ephesus?

Acts 20:18, 19; 1 Cor. 15:32.

NOTE.—The wild beasts were evidently

the maddened . men who had planned to

take Paul's life in the theater at Ephesus.

What effective methods had Paul

used in giving the gospel? Acts 20:

20, 21, 25.

Nom—Paul, the tireless evangelist, un-

derstood the value of house-to-house labor.

While he conducted public meetings for the

crowds, he labored also in a personal way

for individuals, even as did his Lord. As a

faithful watchman he had warned all he

could reach, and was "pure from the blood

of all men." Acts 20:26. See Ezek. 33:3-6.

Farewell Admonitions

10.

What was Paul's attitude to-

ward the afflictions which awaited

him? Acts 20:22-24; 21:10-14.

11.

What dangers threatened the

church, and what were the church

elders to do in view of them? Acts 20:

28-31. Compare 2 Thess. 2:7-15; 1

Tim. 4:1-7; 2 Tim. 3:1-14; 4:3,.4.

NoTE.—The dangers of which Paul

warned were already present in the church,

and soon produced the evils of apostasy.

There followed the great apostasy of the

1260 years, so clearly described in Revela-

tion, chapters 17 and 18, and that parent

apostasy has produced many daughter apos-

tasies. In the face of these apostasies there

have been repeated attempts at reform, in-

cluding the Great Reformation of the six-

teenth century. The movement symbolized

by the three angels of Revelation, chapter

14, of which the Seventh-day Adventist

work is the organized expression, is God's

final endeavor to bring about an effective

revival and reformation before the second

advent of Christ. Those who know from

the Bible what this means in purity of liv-

ing and resolute evangelism in the face of

bitter opposition, dare not fail their Lord.

12.

Into what spiritual experiences

were the elders of Ephesus to lead

their people? Acts 20:32, 35.

13.

As he proceeded to Jerusalem,

with whom did Paul enjoy blessed

fellowship? Acts 21:7-9.

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Lesson 9, for August 31, 1957

Paul's Imprisonment

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts

21:17 to 23:35.

MEMORY VERSE:

"For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken

down the middle wall of partition between us." Eph.

2:14.

STUDY HELPS:

E. G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 399-418; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of August 15; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Com-

mentary," Acts, chapters 21 to 23.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

Wednesday: Questions 11-13.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-3.

❑

Thursday: Read from the Study

Monday: Questions 4-8.

❑

Helps.

❑

Tuesday: Questions 9, 10.

❑

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To show how serious are mistakes among the best of

men, and how God can use even opposers of His truth and His cause.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Interview With the Brethren

Paul meets the brethren in Jerusa-

lem. Acts 21:17, 18.

The proposal to Paul. Acts 21:

19-25.

Paul's procedure. Acts 21:26, 27,

first part.

II. The Riot

Jerusalem in an uproar. Acts 21:27,

last part, 28-31.

The Romans intervene. Acts

21:32-36.

6. Paul identifies himself. Acts 21:39.

7. Paul addresses the Jews. Acts 21:

40 to 22:22.

8. A scourging averted. Acts 22:24.

III. Paul's Defense

9. Paul the Roman citizen. Acts

22:25-29.

10. The doctrine of the resurrection.

Acts 22:30 to 23:11.

IV. Removal to Caesarea

11. The Jewish plot. Acts 23:12-22.

12. Safety in a Caesarean prison. Acts

23:23-33, first part.

13. Interviews with Felix. Acts

23:33, last part, 34, 35.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

At Jerusalem the church

leaders erred in persuading Paul to go

through a purification ceremony in the tem-

ple. He was set upon by Jews from Asia,

and a riot resulted, from which

Paul

was

rescued by Roman soldiers. When his life

was threatened, the commander had

Paul

removed to Caesarea, the Roman capital of

the province where Felix was governor.

Places:

Jerusalem; the temple and the

tower of Antonia adjoining it; Antipatris;

Caesarea and Herod's judgment hall there.

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Persons:

Paul; Luke; James, the brother

of the Lord; Jewish Christians with a vow;

Trophimus; the Jewish multitude; Lysias,

the Roman commander of the garrison, and

his soldiers; Ananias, the Jewish high

priest; Sadducees and Pharisees; Paul's

nephew; Jewish plotters; Felix, the Roman

governor.

Interesting Terms:

"Chief captain of the

band." The original word means the com-

mander of a thousand men, the sixth part

of a legion, corresponding approximately in

rank to a major in a modern army.

"The castle." A stronghold adjoining

the temple, built by Herod the Great to

keep the restless Jews under guard, and

named in honor of Mark Antony.

"Murderers." The word in the original

means "dagger men," designating bands of

Jews who organized themselves into groups

pledged to assassination whenever they

thought this might help to break Roman

control of Palestine.

"Scourging." A brutal punishment com-

mon in the past, and used by the Romans

upon non-Roman culprits. The scourge

was a whip made of several leather thongs

attached to a wooden handle, with bits of

iron fastened in the thongs.

"Council." The Jewish Sanhedrin, or

senate, numbering approximately seventy

men, with the high priest presiding.

Interview With the Brethren

To whom did Paul present him-

self at Jerusalem? Acts 21:17, 18.

What did the brethren propose

to Paul, and why? Acts 21i19-25:

with Paul as the one who had, in a large

measure, caused this change. Even the

disciples were not all prepared to accept

willingly the decision of the council. Some

were zealous for the ceremonial law; and

they regarded Paul with disfavor, because

they thought that his principles in regard

to the obligations of the Jewish law were

lax."—E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apos-

tles,

page 197.

How did Paul proceed in the

ritual of purification? Acts 21:26, 27,

first part.

NoTE.---"He felt that if he could by any

lawful concession on his part win them to

the truth, he would remove a very great

obstacle to the success of the gospel in

other places. But he was not authorized of

God to concede so much as they had asked.

This concession was not in harmony with

his teachings, nor with the firm integrity of

his character. His advisers were not infalli-

ble. Though some of these men wrote un-

der the inspiration of the Spirit of God, yet

when not under its direct influence they

sometimes erred. It will be remembered

that on one occasion Paul withstood Peter

to the face because he was acting a double

part. .

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"Instead of accomplishing the desired

object, these efforts for conciliation only

precipitated the crisis, hastened the pre-

dicted sufferings of Paul, separated him

from his brethren in his labors, deprived

the church of one of its strongest pillars,

and brought sorrow to Christian hearts in

every land."—E. G. White,

Sketches From

the Life of Paul,

pages

213,

214.

The Riot

NOTE.—"The Jewish Christians living

within sight of the temple naturally allowed

their minds to revert to the peculiar privi-

leges of the Jews as a nation. When they

saw the Christian church departing from

the ceremonies and traditions of Judaism,

and perceived that the peculiar sacredness

with which the Jewish customs had been

invested would soon be lost sight of in the

light of the new faith, many grew indignant

4. What happened when Jews

from Asia saw Paul in the temple?

Acts 21:27, last part, 28-31.

NoTE.—"With the fury of demons they

rushed upon him, crying, 'Men of Israel,

help ! This is the man, that teacheth all

men everywhere against the people, and the

IN TRIAL, SUFFERING, OR

IMPRISONMENT, CHRIST IS

OUR

PEACE.

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law, and this place.' And as the people

responded to the call for help, another ac-

cusation was added,—`and further brought

Greeks also into the temple, and hath pol-

luted this holy place.'

"By the Jewish law, it was a crime pun-

ishable with death for an uncircumcised

person to enter the inner courts of the

sacred edifice. Paul had been seen in the

city in company with Trophimus, an Ephe-

sian, and it was conjectured that he had

brought him into the temple. This he had

not done; and being himself a Jew, his act

in entering the temple was no violation of

the law. But though the charge was wholly

false, it served to arouse the popular preju-

dice."—E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apos-

tles,

pages 406, 407.

How was Paul rescued? Acts

21:32-36.

How did Paul identify himself?

Acts 21:39.

NOTE.—The "examination" would not be

an oral inquiry, but a brutal scourging, to

compel Paul to confess to some wrongdoing.

Paul's Defense

NoTE.—Tarsus was the most important

city in all Cilicia. "The boast was quite a

legitimate one. In addition to all its fame

for culture, the town of Tarsus bore on its

coins the word METROPOLIS-AUTONO-

MOS (Independent) ."—C. J. Ellicott,

Com-

mentary,

on Acts 21:39.

How did Paul defend himself,

and what aroused the Jews to further

tumult? Acts 21:40 to 22:22.

Nom—Paul's defense was a recital of his

wonderful conversion experience, already

studied in Acts 9. Additional information

in Paul's own account, given to the Jewish

crowd, concerns the vision he had in the

temple. Acts 22:17-21. Paul probably

spoke to the Jews in Aramaic, an important

tongue of the Hebrew-Syriac family of

languages and used commonly among Pal-

estinian Jews since the return from Baby-

lonian exile.

When the Jews cried out fur-

ther, what did the captain of the guard

plan to do with Paul? Acts 22:24.

By what statements of fact did

Paul avoid the scourging? Acts 22:

25-29. Compare Acts 16:37-39.

NorE.—"The magic of the Roman law

produced its effect in a moment. The cen-

turion immediately reported the words to

his commanding officers, and said signifi-

cantly, 'Take heed what thou doest: for

this man is a Roman citizen.' Lysias was

both astonished and alarmed. He knew

full well that no man would dare assume

the right of citizenship, if it did not really

belong to him: and he hastened in person

to his prisoner. A hurried dialogue took

place, from which it appeared, not only

that St. Paul was indeed a Roman citizen,

but that he held this privilege under cir-

cumstances far more honourable than his

interrogator: for while Claudius Lysias had

purchased the right for 'a great sum,' Paul

was 'freeborn.' Orders were instantly given

for the removal of the instruments of tor-

ture: and those who had been about to con-

duct the examination retired."—W. J. Cony-

beare and J. S. Howson,

The Life and

Epistles of 5t, Paul,

vol. 2, pp. 259, 260.

10.

When called before the coun-

cil, what great gospel truth did Paul

assert, and with what result? Acts 22:

30 to 23:11.

NoTE.—The Pharisees believed in the su-

pernatural, in angels, and in a bodily resur-

rection. The Sadducees rejected these fun-

damental truths.

Removal to Caesarea

11.

What plot was formed against

Paul, and who revealed it? Acts 23:

12-22.

NoTE.—There is no information concern-

ing any of Paul's relatives, except this one

bare reference to a nephew.

12.

To what place was Paul re-

moved, to save his life? Acts 23:23-33,

first part.

13.

Upon Paul's arrival at Caesa-

rea, what promise did Felix make?

Acts 23:33, last part, 34, 35.

NoTE.—Felix was the Roman procurator

or governor. He was in office from about

A.D.

52 to 60. He was succeeded by Porcius

Festus. Acts 24:27. A Roman historian

says of Felix, "With all manner of cruelty

and lust he exercised royal functions in the

spirit of a slave."

"Felix accepted jurisdiction of the case.

The accusers did not reach Caesarea until

five more days had passed (ch. 24:1)."—

The Seventh

day Adventist Bible Com-

mentary,

vol. 6, p. 419.

Lesson 10, for September 7, 1957

Paul Before Felix and Festus

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 24:1 to 25:12.

MEMORY VERSE:

"But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call

heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are

written in the law and in the prophets." Acts 24:14.

STUDY HELPS:

E. G .White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 419-432; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of August 22; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible

Commentary," Acts, chapter 24.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Check

Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

❑

Wednesday: Questions 12-15.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-3.

❑

Thursday: Read from the Study

Monday: Questions 4-7.

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Helps.

❑

Tuesday: Questions

11.

❑

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To show how the gospel message through Paul reached

the ruling classes of his day.

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Lesson

Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. The Charges Against Paul

The Jewish accusers. Acts 24:

1, 5-9.

Called a Nazarene. Acts 24:5.

Paul begins his defense. Acts

24:10-13.

II. Paul's Careful Defense

Paul's confession of faith. Acts

24:14.

Paul's belief in the resurrection.

Acts 24:15, 21.

Paul's mission of mercy. Acts 24:

17, 18.

His conduct and character. Acts

24:16.

Paul Before Felix

Paul before Felix and Drusilla.

Acts 24:24.

A warning to Felix. Acts 24:25,

first part.

10.

Felix's postponement. Acts 24:

25, 26.

11.

Prolonged imprisonment. Acts

24:27.

IV. Paul Appeals to Caesar

12.

Festus and the Jews. Acts 25:1-5.

13.

Paul's further defense. Acts 25:

8, 10, 11.

14.

Paul's appeal to the emperor.

Acts 25:10, first part, 11, last part.

15.

The governor's decision. Acts

25:12.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

Before Jewish accusers,

come down to Caesarea, Paul defended him-

self, showing that the gospel he proclaimed

was in full accord with Old Testament truth.

When a new governor, Festus, took Felix's

place, Paul again bore his testimony, and

when it looked as though he might be re-

turned to Jerusalem for trial, appealed as a

Roman citizen to Caesar in Rome.

Place:

Caesarea.

Persons:

Paul; Felix the governor; Dru-

silla, his Jewish wife, a descendant of the

famous Jewish royal family of the Hasmo-

naeans or Maccabees; Porcius Festus, Fe-

lix's successor; Ananias, the high priest;

the Jewish elders, members of the Sanhe-

drin; Tertuilus, a hired prosecutor.

The Charges Against Paul

Of what did members of the

Sanhedrin accuse Paul? Acts 24:1, 5-9.

NoTE.-"In his speech against Paul, Ter-

tullus charged that he was a pestilent fel-

low, who created sedition among the Jews

throughout the world, and who was conse-

quently guilty of treason against the em-

peror ; that he was a leader of the sect of

Nazarenes, and chargeable with heresy

against the law of Moses; and that he had

profaned the temple, virtually an offense

not only against the Jewish but the Roman

law, which protected the Jews in their re-

ligious worship."-E. G. White,

Sketches

From the Life of Paul,

page 237.

Of what movement was Paul

called "a ringleader"? Acts 24:5.

NoTE.-Although the word "sect" has a

contemptuous flavor, its basic meaning is

a group which follows a "choice," and

hence a separated party with certain opin-

ions different from others. The word trans-

lated "sect" is the same as that translated

"heresy" in Acts 24:14. The term "Naza-

rene" was used for followers of Christ, be-

cause Jesus had grown up in Nazareth.

How did Paul state his inno-

cence? Acts 24:10-13.

Paul's Careful Defense

What authority did Paul have

for the "way" in which he was walk-

ing? Acts 24:14.

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WHICH

SHALL WE

TAKE -OUR WAY

OR SOD'S WAY ?

NoTE.—The word "way" occurs of ten in

the book of Acts, and is frequently capital-

ized by Bible commentators as being as

meaningful as the word "Christian." It

describes the road walked by those who

fellowship with Christ, who is the "Way."

John 14:6. It has been no uncommon thing

for a man of faith and conscience, who

lives according to the law and the prophets,

to be called a "heretic."

In what hope, shared by some of

his accusers, did Paul live? Acts 24:

15, 21. Compare Acts 23:6, 7.

In contrast to the accusations

against him, for what good purpose

had Paul come to Jerusalem? Acts

24:17, 18.

What did Paul claim regarding

his personal character and conduct?

Acts 24:16.

NoTE.—To have a conscience void of of-

fense "means something more than the

avoidance of the darker sins and the greater

crimes, of those misdeeds which stamp a

man as a sinner and a criminal in the eyes

of the world. It means (1) righteousness in

the sight of the Supreme; the being counted

righteous by God, and the attainment of

positive righteousness like his own; so that

a man is living in a state of abiding accept-

ance with God, and is also walking before

him in uprightness and integrity of heart

and life. It means also (2) recognition of

the claims of men on our regard, and the

consequent shaping of our life in purity,

honesty, truthfulness, helpfulness; so that a

man has not to reproach himself either

with acts of injury or with negligence and

inconsiderateness; he has a 'conscience void

of offense' toward men as well as toward

God."—A. C. Hervey,

The Pulpit Com-

mentary,

The Acts of the Apostles, vol. 2,

p. 236.

Paul Before Felix

Who now heard Paul's further

testimony? Acts 24:24.

NOTE.—Drusilla, a younger sister of King

Herod Agrippa II and Bernice, and a great

granddaughter of Herod the Great, had

been the wife of the king of Emesa. At the

age of twenty-two she had deserted her

husband to cast her lot with the Roman

Felix. "An example of the unbridled licen-

tiousness that stained his [Felix's] character

is seen in his alliance with Drusilla, which

was consummated about this time. Through

the deceptive arts of Simon Magus, a Cyp-

rian sorcerer, Felix had induced this

princess to leave her husband and to be-

come his wife."—E. G. White,

Sketches

From the Life of Paul,

page 235.

Of what did Paul reason with

them? Acts 24:25, first part.

10.

What was Felix's reaction to

this? Acts 24:25 (last part), 26.

Nom—Felix preferred bribes to salva-

tion.

11.

Who succeeded Felix after two

years, and what was done with Paul?

Acts 24:27.

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Paul Appeals to Caesar

12.

How did Festus answer the

Jews who asked that Paul be con-

victed? Acts 25:1-5.

NoTE.—The pagan Roman Festus was

fairer and more open to guidance from the

Spirit of God than the biased and bitter

Jews.

13.

In what terms did Paul again

insist upon his innocence? Acts 25:

8, 10, 11.

14.

What appeal did Paul make,

and why? Acts 25:10, first part, 11,

last part.

NOTE.—The right of appeal to the em-

peror's judgment seat belonged to Roman

citizenship, and even the most depraved em-

peror was likely in such cases of appeal to

attempt an honorable judgment.

15.

What was Festus' decision con-

cerning Paul? Acts 25:12.

Lesson 11, for September 14, 1957

Paul Before King Agrippa

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 25:13 to 26:32.

MEMORY VERSE:

"Whereupon, 0 King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the

heavenly vision." Acts 26:19.

STUDY HELPS:

E. G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 433-438; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of August 29; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Com-

mentary," Acts, chapters 25, 26.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

❑

Wednesday: Questions 12-15.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-4.

Thursday: Read from the Study

Monday: Questions 5-7.

Helps.

❑

Tuesday: Questions 8-11.

Friday: Review entire lesson.

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PURPOSE OF THE LESSON: To

show the effects of the impact of the gospel upon

royal Jewish minds.

Lesson Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. A Royal Interview

Arrival of Agrippa and Bernice.

Acts 25:13.

Festus reviews the case. Acts

25:14-21.

A pompous gathering. Acts 25:

22, 23.

The expectations of Festus. Acts

25:24-27.

II. Paul's Defense

Paul's Jewish heritage. Acts

26:4, 5.

The basis of Paul's hope. Acts

26:6, 7.

The resurrection doctrine. Acts

26:8, 14, 15.

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Ill. From Persecutor to Gospel Witness

Saul the persecutor. Acts 26:9-12.

Paul the witness. Acts 26:12-15.

10.

The heavenly vision. Acts 26:19.

11.

The essence of the gospel. Acts

26:22, 23.

IV. Agrippa's Decision

12.

Festus calls Paul mad. Acts 26:

24-27.

13.

Agrippa rejects the message.

Acts 26:28.

14.

Paul's desire for the king. Acts

26:29.

15.

The king's judgment. Acts 26:32.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

Paul was held at Caesarea

to be interviewed by King Herod Agrippa II

and his sister Bernice. He told his story to

Herod, and appealed to the king, though in

vain, to accept the gospel. He' was ordered

to Rome.

Place:

Caesarea.

Persons:

Paul; Porcius Festus, the gov-

ernor; King Herod Agrippa II and his sis-

ter Bernice, children of King Herod Agrippa

I (Acts 12), and great grandchildren of

King Herod the Great; the chief men of

the Roman garrison and of the city of

Caesarea.

A Royal Interview

1. Who now came on a visit of

state to Festus? Acts 25:13.

in heart and in life. God and angels ab-

horred their course of sin. But because

they possessed, in a limited degree, power

and position, they were the favorites of the

world. That aged prisoner, standing chained

to his soldier guard, presented nothing im-

posing or attractive in his dress or appear-

ance, that the world should pay him

homage. Yet this man, apparently without

friends or wealth or position, had an escort

that worldlings could not see. Angels of

Heaven were his attendants. Had the glory

of one of those shining messengers flashed

forth, the pomp and pride of royalty would

have paled before it."-E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

page 254.

4. What did Festus hope would re-

sult from this interview? Acts 25:

24-27.

Paul's Defense

NoTE.-King Herod Agrippa II was the

last of the famous Jewish Hasmonaean or

Maccabean royal family to exercise ruler-

ship.

How did Festus explain Paul's

case? Acts 25:14-21.

Who were present when Paul

appeared before the royal visitors?

Acts 25:22, 23.

NOTE.-"What a contrast was there pre-

sented ! Agrippa and Bernice were destitute

of the traits of character which God esteems.

They were transgressors of His law, corrupt

How did Paul begin his de-

fense? Acts 26:4, 5. Compare Phil.

3:3-5.

Upon what solid basis did Paul's

spiritual hope rest? Acts 26:6, 7.

NorE.-Paul insisted always, and truth-

fully, that his teachings were not new and

strange, but in complete harmony with the

inspired truths of the Hebrew faith as set

forth in the Scriptures. Compare Luke 24:

27, 44. The Christian of today, seeking to

obey God as evidence of his love for Him,

must be able to point out that he also be-

„Hopt.5'

CRUMBLING WORLD,

REDEEMING

CHRIST, AN 'ALMOST SAVED" MAN.

lieves and practices all that is taught in the

Scriptures of truth.

How did Paul's experience at

Damascus establish his faith in the

resurrection doctrine? Acts 26:8, 14,

15.

NOTE.—"Why, he asked, should it ap-

pear incredible that Christ should rise from

the dead? It had once been so to himself;

but how could he disbelieve what he had

himself seen and heard in that noonday

vision? He could bear witness to the resur-

rection of the dead; for he had looked upon

the crucified and risen Christ,—the same

who walked the streets of Jerusalem, who

died on Calvary, who broke the bands of

death, and ascended to Heaven from Olivet.

He had seen Him and had talked with Him

as verily as had Cephas, James, John, or

any other of the disciples. And how could

he be disobedient when the Voice from

Heaven sent him forth to open the eyes of

Jews and Gentiles, that they might turn

from darkness to light, and from the power

of Satan unto God, that they might re-

ceive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance

among them that are sanctified? In Da-

mascus, in Jerusalem, and throughout all

Judea, and to the Gentiles, he had preached

repentance toward God, faith in Christ, and

a life consistent therewith."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

pages 257,

258.

From Persecutor to Gospel Witness

What facts of his past life did

Paul recount? Acts 26:9-12.

How was his persecuting career

arrested? Acts 26:12-15.

10.

To what had Paul immediately

give obedience? Acts 26:19.

NOTE.—Whether or not a man has a su-

pernatural vision of his God, he is under

obligation, when God grants him by the

Spirit a spiritual perception of truth, to

obey as immediately and unselfishly as did

Paul when he received his Damascus call.

11.

In what striking terms did

Paul summarize for King Agrippa

the gospel message? Acts 26:22, 23.

NoTE.—"The apostle was dwelling upon

his favorite theme, in that solemn, earnest,

impassioned manner winch had been so

powerful an agent in his mission. In the

all-absorbing interest of his subject, he lost

sight of kings and governors and chief cap-

tains, of wealth, rank, and titles. He was

bearing the testimony which 'was the object

of his life, and he could speak with the as-

surance of long familiarity and the fire of

intense conviction. None who heard him

could doubt his sincerity. But in the full

tide of his eloquence he was suddenly

stopped short. The facts related were new

to Festus, as to nearly all present. The

whole audience had listened spellbound to

Paul's account of wonderful experiences and

visions, of revelations and ancient proph-

ecies, and of a Jewish prophet who had

been rejected and crucified, yet who had

risen from the dead and ascended to

Heaven; and who only could forgive sins

and lighten the darkness of Jews and Gen-

tiles."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the

Life of Paul,

page 258.

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Agrippa's Decision

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15. What was the king's final

opinion concerning Paul's case? Acts

12. How was Paul interrupted, and 26:32.

how did he respond? Acts 26:24-27.

NOTE.—The original for "much learning"

would be better translated "the many

writings," as a reference to the sacred writ-

ings of the Jews of which Paul was so ar-

dent a student.

13.

How was Agrippa affected by

Paul's message? Acts 26:28.

NoTE.—"Deeply affected, Agrippa for the

moment lost sight of his surroundings and

the dignity of his position. Conscious only

of the truths which he had heard, seeing

only the humble prisoner standing before

him as God's ambassador, he answered in-

voluntarily, 'Almost thou persuadest me to

be a Christian.' "—E. G. White,

The Acts

of the Apostles,

page 438.

14.

What experience did Paul de-

sire for the king? Acts 26:29.

NOTE.—"As the assembly dispersed, the

case of Paul was freely discussed, and all

agreed that, while he might be an enthusi-

ast or a fanatic, he could not in any sense

be regarded as a legal criminal; he had

done nothing worthy of death or imprison-

ment.

"Though Agrippa was a Jew, he did not

share the bigoted zeal and blind prejudice

of the Pharisees. He had no desire to see

freedom of thought suppressed by violence.

`This man,' he said, 'might have been set

at liberty, if he had not appealed unto

Caesar.' But now that the case had been

referred to that higher tribunal, it was be-

yond the jurisdiction of Festus or Agrippa.

Yet, two years afterward, the result of that

day's proceedings saved the life so precious

to the cause of God."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

pages 260,

261.

Lesson 12, for September 21, 1957

The Journey to Rome

LESSON SCRIPTURE:

Acts 27:1 to 28:14.

MEMORY VERSE:

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

Ps. 46:1.

STUDY HELPS: E.

G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 439-468; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of September 5; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible

Commentary," Acts, chapters 27,28.

DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sabbath afternoon: General survey.

Wednesday: Questions 11-14.

❑

Sunday: Questions 1-3.

❑

Thursday: Read from Study

Monday: Questions 4-7.

❑

Helps.

Tuesday: Questions 8-10.

❑

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON:

To show how God, in working out His will, can overcome

the most adverse circumstances.

Lesson

Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Sailing for Rome

The ship's course. Acts 27:1-8.

The stormy season. Acts 27:9.

Paul's counsel rejected. Acts 27:

10-20.

II. The Effects of the Storm

Paul's message of assurance. Acts

27:21-26.

The sailors' attempt to escape.

Acts 27:27-32.

Paul's counsel followed. Acts

27:33-36.

A full ship. Acts 27:37.

Ill. The Landing at Malta

Escape from the wreck. Acts

27:38 to 28:1.

Paul saved from death. Acts

28:2-6.

10.

A courteous reception. Acts 28:7.

11.

Miracles of healing. Acts 28:8, 9.

IV. The Departure for Rome

12.

Cordial preparations for the

voyage. Acts 28:10.

13.

The departure. Acts 28:11.

14.

Among brethren again. Acts

28:14.

Introduction:

The voyage of Paul the

prisoner to Rome was fraught with danger.

The ship, storm-tossed day after day, fi-

nally broke up on the shore of the island

of Malta. Paul's courage and endurance

had been an example to all on shipboard

throughout the voyage, and when the ship-

wrecked passengers and crew were forced to

make their way ashore, Paul's wisdom and

heaven-inspired counsel enabled them to

land safely. From Malta, Paul eventually

reached Rome, where he was held a prisoner

under very liberal rules.

Places:

Caesarea; Sidon; Myra; Fair

Havens in Crete; Malta; Syracuse in Sicily;

Reggio, Puteoli, Rome, in Italy.

Persons:

Paul; Luke; Aristarchus; Julius

a centurion and his soldiers; the ship's pas-

sengers and crew; an angel; the people of

Malta; Publius the governor and his father;

Christian believers in Italy; the Jews of

Rome; a Roman army officer and soldiers.

Interesting Terms:

"Euroclydon." A

northeast wind, a troublesome weather

breeder in the east Mediterranean in the

winter season.

"The fast." Probably the Feast of Atone-

ment, on the tenth day of the seventh

month of the Hebrew religious year, com-

ing in the latter part of October, when

based on the barley-harvest reckoning.

"Boat." A lifeboat carried by the larger

ship.

LESSON

"Quicksands." The shores of modern Tu-

nis, in North Africa.

"Adria." The Adriatic Sea, east of Italy.

"Meat." Old English translation of an

original word meaning food in general.

Sailing for Rome

1. What course was taken by the

ship carrying Paul to Rome? Acts

27:1-8.

NOTE.

-"The

voyage began prosperously,

and the day after they started, they cast

anchor in the harbor of Sidon. Here Julius,

the centurion who had listened to the apos-

tle's address before Agrippa, and had thus

been favorably disposed toward him, 'cour-

teously entreated Paul,' and being informed

that there were Christians in the place, he

`gave him liberty to go unto his friends to

refresh himself.' The favor was highly ap-

preciated by the apostle, who was in feeble

health, and but scantily provided with com-

forts for the long journey. His brief stay in

Sidon was like an oasis in his barren and

dreary path, and proved a comfort and

encouragement to him during the anxious,

storm-tossed weeks upon the sea."-E. G.

White,

Sketches From the Life of Paul,

page 263.

THE

The Setting of the Lesson

What was the season of the

year? Acts 27:9. Compare verse 12.

After Paul's counsel was re-

jected, in what was the ship caught?

Acts 27:10-20.

NoTE.—"All night the tempest raged, and

the ship leaked. The next day, all on

board—soldiers, sailors, passengers, and

prisoners—united in throwing overboard

everything that could be spared. Night

came again, but the wind did not abate.

The storm-beaten ship, with its shattered

mast and rent sails, was tossed hither and

thither by the fury of the gale. Every mo-

ment it seemed that the groaning timbers

must give way as the vessel reeled and

quivered under the tempest's shock. The

leak rapidly increased, and passengers and

crew worked constantly at the pumps.

There was not a moment's rest for one on

board."—E. G. White,

Sketches From the

Life of Paul,

page 265.

The Effects of the Storm

What assurance was Paul en-

abled to bring? Acts 27:21-26.

NoTE.—"At these words, hope revived.

Passengers and crew roused from their

apathy. There was much yet to be done,

and every effort within their power must

be put forth to avert destruction."—E. G.

White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

page 443.

What cowardly attempt did

some make to escape? Acts 27:27-32.

What did Paul urge? Acts 27:

33-36.

What evidence is there of the

size of the vessel? Acts 27:37.

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TO REACH

OUR HEAVENLY HOME WE MUST

BE WILLING TO LEAVE OUR LOST WORLD.

"n".

NoTE.—Huge ships sailed the Mediter-

ranean in Paul's day, especially for the

grain trade between Egypt and Rome.

Ships of lengths up to 200 feet with 50-foot

beam are noted, with 150 to 200 oarsmen,

and sails to supplement the oars.

The Landing at Malta

How was the landing made, and

on what island? Acts 27:38 to 28:1.

What miracle saved Paul, with

what result? Acts 28:2-6. Compare

Mark 16:17, 18.

NOTE.—"Paul was among the most active

in collecting fuel. As he was placing a bun-

dle of sticks upon the fire, a viper that had

been suddenly revived from its torpor by

the heat, darted from the fagots and fas-

tened upon his hand. The bystanders were

horror-struck, and seeing by his chain that

Paul was a prisoner, they said to one an-

other, 'No doubt this man is a murderer,

whom, though he bath escaped the sea, yet

vengeance suffereth not to live.' But Paul

shook off the creature into the fire, and

suffered no harm. Knowing its venomous

nature, they watched him closely for some

time, expecting every moment to

see

him

fall down, writhing in terrible agony. But

as no unpleasant results followed, they

changed their minds, and, like the people

of Lystra, said that he was a god. By this

circumstance Paul gained a strong influence

over the islanders, and he sought faithfully

to employ it in leading them to accept the

truths of the gospel."—E. G. White,

Sketches

From the Life of Paul,

pages 270, 271.

10.

What kind of reception was

accorded them on the island, and at

whose hands? Acts 28:7.

NoTE.—"The chief [or

first]

man of the

island" is probably an official title, for it

has been found on Maltese inscriptions.

Publius was one of this man's names, no

doubt the one most commonly used. His

courtesy to strangers brought him in con-

'tact with the power of God.

"We are to be courteous toward all men,

tenderhearted and sympathetic; for this

was the character Christ manifested when

on earth. The more closely we are united

with Jesus Christ, the more tender and

affectionate will be our conduct toward one

another."—Testimonies to Ministers,

page

377.

11.

What circumstance led to a

miracle of healing in the home of Pub-

lius, and with what results? Acts

28:8,

The. Departure for Rome

12.

What relationship did the peo-

ple of the island sustain toward Paul

and his companions until their de-

parture? Acts 28:10.

13.

For how long did they remain

on the island, and in what vessel did

they depart? Acts 28:11.

14.

what place did paul enjoy

fellowship with brethren? Acts 28:14.

NoTE.—Puteoli (Pozzuoli) was in the

Bay of Naples. They had covered some 180

nautical miles in under two days,

and were

now in the principal port of southern Italy,

the great grain emporium for the Alexan-

drian wheat ships. Jews and Christians

were found in this seaport.

"In this place there were a few Chris-

tians, and they entreated the apostle to re-

main with them for seven days, a privilege

kindly granted by the centurion. Since re-

ceiving Paul's epistle to the Romans, the

Christians of Italy had eagerly looked for-

ward to a visit from the apostle."—E. G.

White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

page 447.

Lesson 13, for September 28, 1957

Paul's Last Years

LESSON SCRIPTURES: Acts 28:15-31; 2 Tim. 1:12-17; 4:6-8.

MEMORY VERSE: "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that. He is able

to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." 2 Tim. 1:12,

last part.

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STUDY HELPS: E. G. White, "The Acts of the Apostles," pages 469-513; Lesson Help

in "Review and Herald" of September 12; "The Seventh-day Adventist Bible

Commentary," vol. 6, pp. 30, 101, 107.

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DAILY STUDY ASSIGNMENT AND RECORD

Check Here

Sdbbath afternoon: General survey.

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Sunday: Questions 1, 2.

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Monday: Questions 3-6.

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Tuesday: Questions

7-10.

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Check

Here

Wednesday: Questions 11-14.

Thursday: Read from the Study

Helps.

Friday: Review entire lesson.

PURPOSE OF THE LESSON: To

witness Paul's faith and activity during imprison-

ment, and his evangelistic fervor to the end of his long and arduous career for

Christ.

Lesson

Outline:

The Setting of the Lesson

I. Paul in Rome

Courage from companions. Acts

28:15.

With a solitary guard. Acts 28:16.

Meeting the Jews. Acts 28:17-20,

first part.

II. Paul and the

Jews

in Rome

"The hope of Israel." Acts 28:20,

second part.

The Jews' cautious reply. Acts

28:21, 22.

Paul's testimony of Jesus. Acts

28:23, 24.

III. Paul and the Gentile World

Paul's final word to the Jews.

Acts 28:27.

Paul's prophecy of the Gentiles.

Acts 28:28.

Jewish rejection of the gospel.

Acts 13:45.

IV. The Everlasting Gospel to the

Whole World

10.

Jesus and the Jewish rejection.

Matt. 13:14, 15; 21:43.

11.

Duration and nature of Paul's

imprisonment. Acts 28:30.

12.

The courageous spirit of Paul.

Acts 28:31.

13.

A touching conversion. Philemon

1, 10.

14.

Paul's undying courage. 2 Tim.

1:12; 4:6-8.

THE LESSON

The Setting of the Lesson

Introduction:

Paul reached the Roman

mainland, and a touching meeting is re-

corded when a deputation of Christians who

had traveled forty miles, met him. Though

chained to a guard, Paul enjoyed a large

measure of freedom and spent two profit-

able years in meeting Jews and Gentiles,

preaching the gospel of the kingdom and

writing certain epistles to the churches.

Converts were made and the church im-

mensely strengthened under the apostle's

courage and care.

Place:

Rome.

Persons:

Paul; Luke; Timothy; Titus-;

Demas; Nero.

Paul in Rome

1. What did the Christians of Rome

do when they heard of the apostle's

approach, and with what result? Acts

28:15.

NOTE.-A group of Christians set out

from Rome along the famous military road,

the Appian Way, so called because it was

planned during the censorship of Claudius

Appius, 312 B.C. The Three Taverns was a

stopping place about forty miles from

Rome, and here the brethren met the apos-

tle.

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" 'They came to meet us' . . . was al-

most a technical term for the official wel-

come of a visiting dignitary. . . . Compare

the same use in Matt. 25:6; 1 Thess. 4:17."

—F. F. Bruce,

The Book of the Acts,

page

527.

Paul's long-cherished desire to visit Rome

(Rom. 1:9-12) was now gratified, and he

took courage on meeting the brethren. Read

E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

pages 448, 449, on this meeting.

What unusual favor was granted

to Paul when he arrived in Rome?

Acts 28:16.

NorE.—"The good account which he

[Julius] gave of Paul, together with the

letter from Festus, caused the apostle to be

favorably regarded by the chief captain,

and instead of being thrown into prison, he

was permitted to live in his own hired

house. Although still constantly chained to

a soldier, he was at liberty to receive his

friends, and to labor for the advancement

of the cause of Christ."—E. G. White,

The

Acts of the Apostles,

pages 449, 450.

What was Paul's first significant

recorded action after he arrived in

Rome? Acts 28:17-20, first part.

NoTE.—"Many of the Jews who had

been banished from Rome some years pre-

viously, had been allowed to return, so that

large numbers were now to be found there.

To these, first of all, Paul determined to

present the facts concerning himself and his

work, before his enemies should have op-

portunity to embitter them against him.

Three days after his arrival in Rome, there-

fore, he called together their leading men,

and in a simple, direct manner stated why

he had come to Rome as a prisoner."—E.

G. White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

page

450.

"He said nothing of the abuse which he

had suffered at the hands of the Jews, or of

their repeated plots to assassinate him. His

words were marked with caution and kind-

ness. He was not seeking to win personal

attention or sympathy, but to defend the

truth and to maintain the honor of the

gospel."—/bid.

Paul and the Jews in Rome

What reason did Paul mention

for his presence as a prisoner in

Rome? Acts 28:20, second part.

NorE.—Paul was at pains to make it

clear that he was in Rome, not to appeal

to Rome over the head of the Jewish au-

thorities, but "for the hope of Israel." That

would imply the Messianic hope.

"It was a principle with the Jews not to

invoke Gentile authority against their own

people. Similarly Paul held (1 Cor. vi. 1)

that Christians ought not to go to law be-

fore heathen tribunals. Hence he was

anxious that these Jews should not think

that in appealing he had any thought of

bringing a charge against his countrymen."

—W. M. Furneaux,

The Acts of the Apos-

tles,

pages 410, 411.

What were the two main points

in the reply of the Jews to Paul's

statement? Acts 28:21, 22.

NOTE

.—They diplomatically answered

that no reports from Judea had preceded

him, but they admitted knowledge of the

widespread hostility to "this sect." Nero,

one of the worst of Roman emperors,

scarcely over twenty-five years old, was on

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]

the throne, and he was already feared for

his bloodthirstiness. Both Jews and Chris-

tians needed to be careful. Perhaps the edict

of Acts 18:2 made them still more cautious

in discussing Christianity.

How did Paul grasp the oppor-

tunity to speak to these Jews? Acts

28:23, 24.

NOTE.—"He expounded and testified the

kingdom of God," and he persuaded "them

concerning Jesus." These things are the

basis of all successful preaching. Compare

Acts 18:4.

As Paul spoke of what he knew, and testi-

fied of what he had seen, concerning Jesus

of Nazareth as the hope of Israel, those who

were honestly seeking for truth were con-

vinced. Upon some minds, at least, his words

made an impression that was never effaced.

But others stubbornly refused to accept the

plain testimony of the Scriptures, even when

presented to them by one who had the

special illumination of the Holy Spirit.

They could not refute his arguments, but

they refused to accept his conclusions."—

E. G. White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

pages 452, 453.

Paul and the Gentile World

When many would not believe,

what was Paul's final word to the

Jews? Acts 28:27.

NOTE.—This is the last instance of re-

jection recorded in the book, and it is fit-

ting to note that Paul's use of Isaiah 6:9 re-

calls the warning to the newly called Isaiah

that he would not meet with a favorable

response from his people. Note how Jesus

used the same words of Isaiah in Matthew

13:14, et cetera. The Jewish rejection of

Jesus was also stated tersely by John: "He

came unto His own, and His own received

Him not." John

1:11.

What prophetic utterance did

Paul make to the Jews concerning

the Gentiles and the salvation of God?

Acts 28:28.

NOTE.—"The narrative reaches a solemn

climax—rejection on the one side, un-

checked success and hope on the other."—

F. H. Chase,

The Credibility of the Book of

the Acts of the Apostles,

page 52, quoted in

F. F. Bruce,

The Book of the Acts,

page

534.

"The word of Paul in Rome was the final

word. Ere very many years had gone, after

a period of oppression, tyranny, and suffer-

ing, the Roman eagles were carried through

Jerusalem, and the nation was swept out.

It was the occasion of the last and solemn

abandonment of the people, this word

spoken by Paul to the Hebrew rulers in

that city of Rome, the central city of the

world."—G. Campbell Morgan,

The Acts

of the Apostles,

page 542.

What evidence is there that the

Jews definitely rejected the gospel

message before the apostles turned to

the Gentiles? Acts 13:45. Compare

Rom. 11:11.

NOTE.—"Filled with envy, . . . contra-

dicting and blaspheming." Paul and Bar-

nabas waxed bold, despite this rejection,

and replied: "It was necessary that the

word of God should first have been spoken

to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and

judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting

life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles." Verse

46. They then quoted Isaiah 42:6 as ful-

filled in the Christian gospel: "I have set

thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou

shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of

the earth." Acts 13:47.

The Everlasting Gospel to

the Whole World

10.

How did Jesus teach both the

Jewish rejection of the gospel and its

acceptance by Gentiles? Matt. 13:14,

15; 21:43. Compare Matt. 24:14.

NOTE.—In Matthew 13, in the parables

of the kingdom, Jesus used the same words

of Isaiah as were used by Paul to the Jews

in Rome. John quoted the same words

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about the unbelieving Jews. John 12:40.

Many years later, John wrote: "And I saw

another angel fly in the midst of heaven,

having the everlasting gospel to preach

unto them that dwell on the earth, and to

every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and

people." Rev. 14:6.

11.

How long did Paul spend in

Rome at this time, and how was his

time occupied? Acts 28:30.

NoTE.—"In the providence of God, this

delay resulted in the furtherance of the

gospel. Through the favor of those who

had Paul in charge, he was permitted to

dwell in a commodious house, where he

could meet freely with his friends, and also

present the truth daily to those who came

to hear. . . .

"During this time, the churches that he

had established in many lands were not for-

gotten. Realizing the dangers that threat-

ened the converts to the new faith, the

apostle sought so far as possible to meet

their needs by letters of warning and prac-

tical instruction. And from Rome he sent

out consecrated workers to labor not only

for these churches, but in fields that he him-

self had not visited. These workers, as wise

shepherds strengthened the work so well

begun by Paul; and the apostle, kept in-

formed of the condition and dangers of the

churches by constant communication with

them, was enabled to exercise a wise super-

vision over all."—E. G. White,

The Acts of

the Apostles,

pages 453, 454.

The letters Paul wrote from Rome are

known as the "Prison Epistles," and their

identity is suggested in Philippians 1:13;

Colossians 1:24; Ephesians 3:13; and Phi-

lemon 1.

12.

How do the closing words of

the book of Acts show the courageous

spirt of Paul? Acts 28:31.

NoTE.—"Preaching the kingdom of God

. . . with all confidence." That is a grand

conclusion to events which began in Jeru-

salem and had now spread abroad to Rome,

the center of the world.

13.

What touching story of con-

version at this time did Paul record?

Philemon 1, 10.

NOTE.—"Among those who gave their

hearts to God through the labors of Paul

in Rome, was Onesimus, a pagan slave who

had wronged his master, Philemon, a Chris-

tian believer in Colosse, and had escaped to

Rome. In the kindness of his heart, Paul

sought to relieve the poverty and distress of

the wretched fugitive, and then endeavored

to shed the light of truth into his darkened

mind. . . .

"Onesimus endeared himself to Paul by

his piety and sincerity, no less than by his

tender care for the apostle's comfort, and

his zeal in promoting the work of the gos-

pel. Paul saw in him traits of character

that would render him a useful helper

missionary labor, and he counseled him to

return without delay to Philemon, beg- his

forgiveness, and plan for the future. . . .

"Paul volunt

arily proposed to assume the

debt of Onesimus in order that the guilty

one might be spared the disgrace of punish-

ment, and might again enjoy the privileges

he had forfeited. 'If thou count me there-

fore a partner,' he wrote to Philemon, 're-

ceive him as myself. If he hath wronged

thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on mine

account; I Paul have written it with mine

own hand, I will repay it.'

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"How fitting an illustration of the

love

of Christ for the repentant sinner 1"—E. G.

White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

pages 456-

458.

14.

What do we know about Paul's

courage as the end of his life ap-

proached? 2 Tim. 1:12; 4:6-8.

NoTE.—After two years' imprisonment

Paul was tried and declared guiltless by

Nero, and he was again

free to visit the

churches. But after a.' time he was im-

prisoned again, and in his second trial be-

fore Nero he was sentenced to be beheaded.

"The aPostle was looking into the great

beyond, not with uncertainty or dread, but

with joyous hope 'and longing expeCtation.

As he stands at the place of mailyidOm;le

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sees not the sword of the executioner or

the earth so soon to receive his blood; he

looks up through the calm blue heaven of

that summer day to the throne of the Eter-

nal. . . .

"Well-nigh a score of centuries have

passed since Paul the Aged poured out his

blood as a witness for the word of God and

the testimony of Jesus Christ. No faithful

hand recorded for the generations to come

the last scenes in the life of this holy man;

but Inspiration has preserved for us his

dying testimony. Like a trumpet peal his

voice has rung out through all the ages

since, nerving with his own courage thou-

sands of witnesses for Christ, and waken-

ing in thousands of sorrow-stricken hearts

the echo of his own triumphant joy: 'I am

now ready to be offered, and the time of

my departure is at hand. I have fought a

good fight, I have finished my course, I have

kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up

for me a crown of righteousness, which the

Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at

that day: and not to me only, but unto all

them also that love His appearing.' "—E.

G. White,

The Acts of the Apostles,

pages

511-513.

THIRTEENTH SABBATH OFFERING

September 28, 1957

The overflow of the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering on September 28 goes to

the Southern Asia Division to help in building a new medical center in New

Delhi and in rebuilding the East Pakistan Training School. For a long time

our people in Southern Asia have felt the need of a medical center in the

capital city of New Delhi. It is planned to build a modest but modern well-

equipped hospital of about sixty beds.

The training school at Jalipar has served a great need for our Bengal-speak-

ing youth, but the school buildings are badly in need of repair, and they need

to be raised above flood level, so that every year the students won't have to

move to the top floor when the rains come.

Let us give a good offering for India this quarter.

LESSONS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER, 1957

Sabbath school members who have failed to receive a senior

Lesson Quarterly

for the

fourth quarter of 1957 will be helped by the following outline in studying the first lesson.

The subject of the quarter's lessons is "Lessons From the Lives of Old Testament Proph-

ets." The title of the first lesson is "Abraham, Friend of God." The Memory Verse is

Hebrews 11:8. The texts to be studied are:

Ques. 1. Gen. 20:7.

Ques. 2. Gen. 12:1, 2 ; Joshua 24:2.

Ques. 3. Gen. 12:4, first part; Heb. 11:8.

Ques. 4. Gen. 12:4, last part.

Ques. 5. Gen. 12:5.

Ques. 6. Gen. 12:7, 8 ; 13 :4, 18.

Ques. 7. Gen. 18:19 ; 26:5.

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Ques. 8. Gen. 12:10.

Ques. 9. Gen. 12:11-16.

Ques. 10. Gen. 12 :17-20.

Ques. 11. Gen. 20:1-5, 13.

Ques. 12. Gen 13:7-9.

Ques. 13. Rom. 12 :10 ; Phil. 2:4.

Ques. 14. Gen. 14:13, last part.

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